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
Erika Bodnár	...	Neighbour
Body	...	Hagen
Bence Csepeli	...	Diamond
János Derzsi	...	Homeless
Ruby Ben Eli	...	Dog Fight Manager
Csaba Faix	...	TV Presenter
Edit Frajt	...	Policewoman

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

Hagen is portrayed by twin dogs Luke and Body. They were found in a caravan park in Arizona just as their owner was about to take them to an animal shelter.

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Quotes

Dániel: [Last Lines] Let us give them a little time yet.

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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 Fake or Fortune?: Lowry (2015)

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Soundtracks

Butcher
by Asher Goldschmidt

User Reviews

A proper Hungarian movie

I have never left a review on any movie before, but I was surprised by the bad reviews, so I decided to write my own one.

First of all, people were complaining about the 'bad acting', which was actually not horrible in my opinion, and it was the only dark spot of the film. Yes, I did not like the acting of the director, because of the accent he chose, but the others were quite good. The little girl, who played 'Lili', was annoying in the first 5 minutes, but when the story got more intense, how she acted was so real, actually so Hungarian.

I've never watched the trailers, and I am so happy I haven't. I did not know what to expect, so I got a shock in every 10 minutes. I felt sorry for the dogs, and actually cared about every character. Very exciting.

The ending is perfect, no more or less than needed. I loved it.

My advice would be: DO NOT WATCH THE TRAILERS, GET SURPRISED !