Dogs (2016)

Roman returns to the land he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local ... See full summary »

Director:

Bogdan Mirica

Writer:

Bogdan Mirica

Stars:

Dragos Bucur, Gheorghe Visu, Vlad Ivanov

16 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dragos Bucur	...	Roman
Gheorghe Visu	...	Hogas
Vlad Ivanov	...	Samir
Costel Cascaval	...	Pila
Constantin Cojocaru	...	Nea Epure
Raluca Aprodu	...	Ilinca
Catalin Paraschiv	...	Agent Ana
Emilian Oprea	...	Sebi Voicu
Valeri Yordanov	...	Leonid
Ela Ionescu	...	Mara
Corneliu Cozmei	...	Nea Terente
Caroline Bera	...	Sidonia
Miriam Marincea	...	Luiza
Dumitru Stegarescu	...	Arcadie
Manol Gherusin	...	Tedy Guttman

Storyline

Roman returns to the land he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his men will not let go of the land..

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Plot Keywords:

land | severed foot | rural | inheritance | shot to death | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Romania France Bulgaria Qatar

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

23 September 2016 (Romania)

Also Known As:

Dogs

Filming Locations:

Romania

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$82,144

Company Credits

Production Co:

42 Km Film, Argo Film, Bac Films International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Premiered at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in 2016 in the Un Certain Regard section.

User Reviews

Strangely refreshing

The entire movie is definitely an experience in itself. Most thrillers, currently, feel like cheap re-makes, over-emphasizing things just to get you to the thrill point or are just plainly considering their audiences as dumb-people (except for the Coen Brothers and Fincher... and some other guys that make a movie once every 3 years). Caini is not like most thrillers. It's a movie, not something that can be done in the theater. Its cinematography is brilliant and in most cases it shows you things, it doesn't point to them. It is a slow-paced visual experience that, in many cases, takes you to be boiling point by making you over-think things. Slow shots and very slow technical zooms have the upper hand of taking you into the heart of the action. While the story is simple, and I won't say anything more than just what's written in the synopsis, I'll say that the actors do an amazing job, and the character development is astounding considering the limited dialog. Music and sound are two features that usually destroy Romanian movies by just being bad. This one doesn't. It has, perhaps, the best sound I've heard in a Romanian movie, and the music, little as it is, is actually awesome and carefully constructed. There are plenty of other things to say about this movie. It's funny sometimes and it does have its mistakes, hence the 9 out of 10, but it's one of the best Romanian movies and one of the best thrillers I've seen. Can't wait to re- watch it.