2024Festival

2024 Regent Park Film Festival

Black Dog

Dec 1 11:00 am to 12:45 pm
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Location: Ada Slaight Hall in Daniels Spectrum | 585 Dundas Street East

 

After being released from prison, Lang returns to his hometown on the edge of the Gobi Desert only to find he has been largely outcast from his community. While working for the local animal control team to clear the town of strays before the 2008 Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a similarly stigmatised black dog.

Black Dog

  • Year: 2024
  • Genre: Drama
  • Country: China
  • Language: In Mandarin with English subtitles
  • Length: 88 m
  • Advisory: Scenes of violence, alcohol use, coarse language
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On the edge of the Gobi Desert, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local stray dog patrol team, clearing the town before the 2008 Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls now embark on a new journey together.

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Directed by

Guan Hu

Guan Hu is a renowned Chinese director who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy’s Department of Directing. Hu’s film BLACK DOG took home the Un Certain Regard prize at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese film in nearly two decades to do so.

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