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Dog 51 (2025)

Dog 51 poster
Original title
Chien 51
Directed by
Cédric Jiménez
Genre
science fiction film, police film, dystopian film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 321 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a dystopian Paris, a police detective investigates a crime. The film follows the investigation through a decaying city under surveillance.

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What happens

Dog 51 (French: Chien 51) is a 2025 science fiction thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez, co-written with Olivier Demangel and based on the 2022 novel by the same name by Laurent Gaudé. Starring Gilles Lellouche, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Louis Garrel, Romain Duris, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Artus, it follows a crime investigation in a dystopian Paris. The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2025, and was theatrically released in France on 15 October by Studiocanal in IMAX formats. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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