White God (2014)

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.

Director:

Kornél Mundruczó

Writers:

Kornél Mundruczó (screenplay), Viktória Petrányi (screenplay)

Stars:

Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth

8 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Zsófia Psotta	...	Lili
Sándor Zsótér	...	Dániel
Lili Horváth	...	Elza
Szabolcs Thuróczy	...	Old man
Lili Monori	...	Bev
Gergely Bánki	...	Dog-catcher
Tamás Polgár	...	Dog-catcher
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Károly Ascher	...	Péter
Tsogbaatar Batzorig	...	Dealer
Erika Bodnár	...	Neighbour
Body	...	Hagen
Bence Csepeli	...	Diamond
János Derzsi	...	Homeless
Ruby Ben Eli	...	Dog Fight Manager
Csaba Faix	...	TV Presenter

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

dystopia | revenge | animal revolution | girl dog relationship | pack of dogs | 

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Taglines:

The unwanted will have their day.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent content including bloody images, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Filmpartners [Hungary] Magnet Releasing [United States]

Country:

Hungary Germany Sweden

Language:

Hungarian English

Release Date:

12 June 2014 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

White God

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

HUF 700,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

HUF 7,396,629 (Hungary), 15 June 2014

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,139, 29 March 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$280,494, 21 June 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Proton Cinema, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, Filmpartners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the untrained dogs appearing on film are mixed breeds adopted from animal shelters.

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Quotes

Trixi: And your bastard?
Lili: It's a mongrel!

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Crazy Credits

[Opening tittle card] "Everything terrible is something that needs our love." -Rainer Maria Rilke

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: Mac and Me (2018)

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Soundtracks

Dogs in the City
by Asher Goldschmidt

User Reviews

Too much animal abusing for me even if it is fiction

I would not call it a horror movie unless they meant the animal torture that was difficult to see if you are an animal lover like me. The movie is well made if you think about some scenes that have more then one hundred dogs in it. It sure must not have been easy doing that. But honestly it was not my kind of movie. I don't know why I watch this kind of movies sometimes. I just can't stand watching animal abuse even if I know it is fake. The revenge of the dogs is also not very credible honestly. A pack of dogs would never act like that but I guess it's okay because it's fiction. Zsófia Psotta, the kid playing Lili, did a good job though. She obviously has talent as an actress. All in all it's not a bad movie but, if you like me don't like to watch animals getting abused, then I would just skip this one.