Môj pes Killer (2013)

In the absence of a true family, a young skinhead lets his life revolve around his cherished pit bull dog.

Director:

Mira Fornay (as Mira Fornayová)

Writers:

Mira Fornay (screenplay) (as Mira Fornayová), Ivan Arsenyev (dramaturge)

Stars:

Irena Bendová, Patrik Czanik, Ladislav Dirda

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Irena Bendová	...	Marika (Marek's Mother)
Patrik Czanik	...	Marek's Friend
Ladislav Dirda	...	Lukasek's Father
Emilia Dirdová	...	Lukasek's Grandmother
Pavol Dynka	...	Marek's Uncle
Libor Filo	...	Lukasek (Marek's half-brother)
Mária Fornayová	...	Juliska
Jozef Hrncirík	...	Mobidyk
Ján Jankov	...	Marek's Friend
Marián Kuruc	...	Palo (Marek's Father)
Adam Mihál	...	Marek
Alzbeta Sopinsová	...	Old Woman
Stanislav Vojt	...	Jude (Marke's Cousin)
Lukás Závodský	...	Marek's Friend

Storyline

Marek has no real friends except his guard dog and hangs out with skinheads. When his dispirited mother reappears in his life, Marek faces a horrible predicament. An authentic and hypnotic chronicle of a sluggish existence always on the verge of explosion.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | male objectification | bare chested male | male rear nudity | male full frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Slovakia Czech Republic

Language:

Slovak Czech

Release Date:

11 April 2013 (Czech Republic)

Also Known As:

My Dog Killer

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineart Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Slovak Republic to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.

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Quotes

Marek: [First Lines] That's right, go get it! Rip it, Killer! Rip...! Let go...!
Palo (Marek's Father): Marek, stop fooling with that dog. Come here!
Marek: Rip...! Let go...!
Palo (Marek's Father): Marek, come up here!
Marek: Let go...! I'm coming!

User Reviews

Not pointless, but the movie which has a very strong point

I agree with the previous critic in that opinion which states it is not an original storytelling movie. However, I always question the legitimacy of classical storytelling movies. It is a mainstream tradition, but if there were only mainstream movies, Earth and film culture would be a very boring place.

Luckily, this Slovak film follows the modernist tradition, and tells its story objectively in semi-documentary/minimalist style. It is about a very important theme, which is not a new one, but sadly a permanent one. We can say that it is the 'Slovakian History X'. Racism and Neo-Nazism have several forms. This film shows us a very unique one. There are no real villains or good people. There are only victims of an ideology. However, the only innocent entity is the title character, the dog. Every single person is guilty somehow. The mother because of her affair which deformed their elder son's life. Of course, the racist skinheads who hate the Roma people. And the gypsies, because several of them cannot live their life according to the norms and laws. But the film doesn't give penalty to anyone. It stays at the objective perspective.

So, this is a very serious movie, which does not tell its story dramatically as mainstream conventional films, but it follows the Roman New Wave's realist style. And the My Dog Killer is brutal, however it does not show any violent scenes or blood. The facts and the knowledge, the little information puzzles meet at the end of the movie, which is same as the beginning: the dog plays with its trophy as nothing has happened. But in us, everything have changed.