Deus Branco (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 Horvát

8 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Zsófia Psotta	...	Lili
Sándor Zsótér	...	Dániel
Lili Horvát	...	Elza (as Lili Horváth)
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:

animal cruelty | father daughter estrangement | father daughter conflict | euthanasia of dog | killing an animal | 

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Taglines:

The unwanted will have their day.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

M/14

Did You Know?

Trivia

All dogs that were used in the film (other than the two trained actor dogs that played Hagen) had been from local shelters and went through training for the film. 280 canines were used (according to the producer). By the end of the film, because the dogs were all over the streets with individual trainers all the time during filming, they all found homes.

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Goofs

The subtitles do not translate from much of the dialogue in Magyarul (Hungarian)..

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Quotes

Lili: I love you too.

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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

Features The Cat Concerto (1947)

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Soundtracks

Butcher
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.

Details

Official Sites:

Filmpartners [Hungary] Magnet Releasing [United States]

Country:

Hungary Germany Sweden

Language:

Hungarian English

Release Date:

28 May 2015 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Deus Branco

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

HUF700,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,139, 29 March 2015

Gross USA:

$282,358

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$581,904

Company Credits

Production Co:

Proton Cinema, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, Filmpartners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1