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White God

Original title: Fehér isten
  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 2h 1min
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
16K
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Fehér isten (2014)
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Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficult... Read allThirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
16K
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  • Director
    • Kornél Mundruczó
  • Writers
    • Kornél Mundruczó(screenplay)
    • Viktória Petrányi(screenplay)
    • Julie Kristine Sullivan
  • Stars
    • Zsófia Psotta
    • Sándor Zsótér
    • Lili Horvát
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kornél Mundruczó
  • Writers
    • Kornél Mundruczó(screenplay)
    • Viktória Petrányi(screenplay)
    • Julie Kristine Sullivan
  • Stars
    • Zsófia Psotta
    • Sándor Zsótér
    • Lili Horvát
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 76User reviews
    • 213Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos2

    White God
    Trailer 2:19
    White God
    U.S. Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:18
    U.S. Theatrical Trailer

    Photos67

    Zsófia Psotta, Luke, and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Kornél Mundruczó, Zsófia Psotta, Luke, and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Luke and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Zsófia Psotta in Fehér isten (2014)
    Zsófia Psotta, Luke, and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Kornél Mundruczó and Zsófia Psotta in Fehér isten (2014)
    Luke and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Luke and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Zsófia Psotta, Luke, and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Kornél Mundruczó, Zsófia Psotta, Luke, and Body in Fehér isten (2014)
    Kornél Mundruczó in Fehér isten (2014)
    Luke and Body in Fehér isten (2014)

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    Zsófia Psotta
    Zsófia Psotta
    • Lilias Lili
    Sándor Zsótér
    Sándor Zsótér
    • Dánielas Dániel
    Lili Horvát
    Lili Horvát
    • Elzaas Elza
    Szabolcs Thuróczy
    Szabolcs Thuróczy
    • Old manas Old man
    Lili Monori
    Lili Monori
    • Bevas Bev
    Gergely Bánki
    • Dog-catcheras Dog-catcher
    Tamás Polgár
    • Dog-catcheras Dog-catcher
    Károly Ascher
    • Péteras Péter
    Erika Bodnár
    Erika Bodnár
    • Neighbouras Neighbour
    Body
    Body
    • Hagenas Hagen
    Jenny Cavallo
    • Crying Womanas Crying Woman
    Bence Csepeli
    • Diamondas Diamond
    János Derzsi
    János Derzsi
    • Homelessas Homeless
    Ruby Ben Eli
    • Dog Fight Manageras Dog Fight Manager
    Csaba Faix
    • TV Presenteras TV Presenter
    Edit Frajt
    • Policewomanas Policewoman
    Marina Gera
    • Woman at Dog Fightas Woman at Dog Fight
    Péter Gothár
    • Driveras Driver
    • Director
      • Kornél Mundruczó
    • Writers
      • Kornél Mundruczó(screenplay)
      • Viktória Petrányi(screenplay)
      • Julie Kristine Sullivan
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    Storyline

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    A cautionary tale between a superior species and its disgraced inferior - Favoring pedigree dogs, a new regulation puts a severe tax on mixed breeds. Owners dump their dogs and shelters become overcrowded. 13-year-old Lili fights desperately to protect her pet Hagen, but her father eventually sets the dog free on the streets. —unknown
    revengenightclubcowanimal crueltyfather daughter estrangement175 more
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    • Taglines
      • The unwanted will have their day.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violent content including bloody images, and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      274 dogs were used in the making of this movie which is the world record for the most dogs used in a feature film.
    • Goofs
      The story establishes that the authorities are only after mixed breed dogs (mutts) as they're somehow disliked and persecuted. Yet there are several seemingly purebreed dogs in the rampaging pack, including German Shepherds, Dobermans and Rottweilers.
    • Quotes

      Lili: Tannhäusser spoke of love, you cannot understand because you are heartless.

    • Crazy credits
      [Opening tittle card] "Everything terrible is something that needs our love." -Rainer Maria Rilke
    • Connections
      Edited from Scarface (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Fantasy1
      Performed by Disgrace Orchestra

      Written by János Szemenyei

      2013

    User reviews76

    Review
    Top review
    Not your Mom's Lassie.
    "Don't be afraid, they're just a bunch of dogs." Man at a club.

    Well it's not the surrealistic Cujo with its rabid St. Bernard or the benign Benji. White Dog, rather, feels like a realistic horror film, at least till the closing when it does get surreal. Indeed, these mutts are not "just a bunch." They loosely represent the abused and subjugated underclass of the world, and you guessed it, they revolt like apes from that infamous planet or workers from Metropolis.

    Until that fantasy ending, where the dogs are let loose to wreak havoc, the story is an effectively scary progression of the dog Max's descent into rabid madness through various masters, the last of whom teaches him how to kill for dog fights. Young Lili (Zsofia Psotta) befriends Max as a stray until she's forced to let him go—on to his bloody career. Lili's struggles to keep the dog put her in opposition to her father, Daniel (Sandor Zsoter),and most authoritarian situations like playing in an orchestra under a controlling maestro.

    As the drama slowly exposes (think about Hitchcock's measured exposition in The Birds) the constant abuse stray dogs are accustomed to, it parallels Lili's battle with a clueless father and abusive dog catchers, who sometimes resemble Ghostbusters in their uniforms and bungling dog chases. In either case, dog or girl, adults are usually clueless about the suffering they inflict on their dogs and children.

    Like the poor French of their Revolution, the downtrodden and dogs will have their day. Today's increasing gap between the rich and poor or the brutality of Mid-Eastern ISIS persecutions can serve as the objects of writer/director Kornal Mundruczo's figurative story. For those not interested in English-major deconstructions, White God (the title may be homage to Sam Fuller's White Dog) is a fine horror story about the voiceless downtrodden rising up against their oppressors.

    No matter which side you're on, it's a disturbing tale, bloody and depressing, elevated to artistic worthiness by an uncanny fusion of the real and the surreal.
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    • jdesando
    • Apr 23, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 12, 2014 (Hungary)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • Germany
      • Sweden
    • Official sites
      • Filmpartners (Hungary)
      • Magnet Releasing (United States)
    • Languages
      • Hungarian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Open Season 5: Nightmare Canceled Terror Squad
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Proton Cinema
      • Pola Pandora Filmproduktions
      • Filmpartners
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • HUF 700,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $282,358
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,139
      • Mar 29, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $581,904
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 1min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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