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Dogman

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 43m
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7.2/10
28K
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Dogman (2018)
In a seaside village on the outskirts of an Italian city, where the only law seems to be survival of the fittest, Marcello is a slight, mild-mannered man who divides his days between working at his modest dog grooming salon, caring for his daughter Alida, and being coerced into the petty criminal schemes of the local bully Simoncino, an ex-boxer who terrorizes the neighborhood. When Simoncino's abuse finally brings Marcello to a breaking point, he decides to stand up for his own dignity through an act of vengeance, with unintended consequences.
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A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neig... Read allA timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.

  • Director
    • Matteo Garrone
  • Writers
    • Ugo Chiti
    • Matteo Garrone
    • Massimo Gaudioso
  • Stars
    • Marcello Fonte
    • Edoardo Pesce
    • Nunzia Schiano
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Matteo Garrone
    • Writers
      • Ugo Chiti
      • Matteo Garrone
      • Massimo Gaudioso
    • Stars
      • Marcello Fonte
      • Edoardo Pesce
      • Nunzia Schiano
    • 65User reviews
    • 179Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 40 wins & 32 nominations total

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    Valeria Golino and Annabelle Attanasio at an event for Dogman (2018)
    Sabrina Impacciatore, Annabelle Attanasio, and Marcello Fonte at an event for Dogman (2018)
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    Edoardo Pesce and Marcello Fonte in Dogman (2018)
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    Marcello Fonte
    Marcello Fonte
    • Marcello
    Edoardo Pesce
    • Simoncino
    Nunzia Schiano
    • Madre Simoncino
    Adamo Dionisi
    Adamo Dionisi
    • Franco
    Francesco Acquaroli
    Francesco Acquaroli
    • Proprietario Videolottery
    Gianluca Gobbi
    • Proprietario Ristorante
    Alida Baldari Calabria
    • Alida
    Laura Pizzirani
    • Madre Alida
    Giancarlo Porcacchia
    • Gasparone
    Aniello Arena
    Aniello Arena
    • Ispettore Polizia
    Mirko Frezza
    Mirko Frezza
    • Pusher
    Marco Perfetti
    • Pusher 2
    Vittorio Russo
    • Commerciante
    • (as Russo Vittorio)
    Gennaro Iannone
    • Commerciante
    • (as Iannone Gennaro)
    Emanuele Barbalonga
    • Padrone Cane
    Daniele Saliceti
    • Presentatore Fiera
    Nelly Oliva
    • Presentatrice Fiera
    Miriam Platano
    • Angelo Night
    • Director
      • Matteo Garrone
    • Writers
      • Ugo Chiti
      • Matteo Garrone
      • Massimo Gaudioso
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Director Matteo Garrone pushed Marcello Fonte to drink whiskey before performing some scenes, so that he could be more easily in the mood of his character.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Sembravano applausi (2018)
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      Written by Matthew McBriar and Andrew Ferguson

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    User reviews65

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    6/10
    Man's best friend
    The desolate beach resort and shady characters, familiar from Gomorrah, plays back drop to the dog man, Marcello, of the title. He is played by the superb Marcello Fonte, who he is directed well in this tale of morality and dog grooming amongst the immoral.

    This is not a story of co-dependence; it is a modern story of paths that cross but never synchronise. While Marcello seems to play the inferior to a bully, we learn very quickly that Marcello is not a schlemiel, but I'm wondering if some reviewers missed this. He is the little guy, but in a milieu where the little guy has a valid place.

    Problems with the film appear in two areas; Fonte is simply a much better actor than those around him, and the canvas for this film starts to look too small, very quickly. We are given strange bits of wonderful cinematography, before returning to the squalid world of the dog man. This neither serves to make the film seem kooky, or more realistic. Unlike Gomorrah that held an unrelenting documentary eye, this looks like at times a tentative Trainspotting.

    There is something good going on here, but it doesn't quite make it's way into a fully fledged film. It engages strongly in parts, but just like the ending, doesn't focus on one thing or the other.
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    • Nov 1, 2018

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Alamode Film (Germany)
      • Curzon Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Догмен
    • Filming locations
      • Castel Volturno, Caserta, Campania, Italy(Dogman shop on Via Darsena Orientale, Villaggio Coppola, Castel Volturno)
    • Production companies
      • Archimede
      • Le Pacte
      • Rai Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $148,225
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,013
      • Apr 14, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,080,147
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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