Junkyard Dog (2023)

Original title

Chien de la casse

Directed by

Jean-Baptiste Durand

Genre

comedy drama

Country

France

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

TP

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 397 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young men in rural France pass the time without direction. One is quiet and the other is bold. Their friendship is tested when the shy one starts a romance with a woman.

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What happens

Junkyard Dog (French: Chien de la casse) is a 2023 coming-of-age comedy-drama French film written and directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand in his feature-length directorial debut. The film stars Anthony Bajon, Raphaël Quenard and Galatea Bellugi. It tells the story of two idle young men, one shy and one assertive, living in rural France. Both struggle to grow and find their place in life, as their friendship is disrupted when the most timid of the two begins a relationship with a young woman. The film screened at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers on 27 January 2023. It was released in France on 19 April 2023. It received seven nominations at the 49th César Awards, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay, and won two awards: Most Promising Actor (for Quenard) and Best First Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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