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BLACK DOG. 2024

 

Black Dog (Chinese: 狗阵; pinyin: Gou Zhen) is a 2024 Chinese drama film directed by Guan Hu, starring Eddie Peng and Tong Liya.[3][4] The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024, where it won the Un Certain Regard prize.

Former stunt motorcyclist Lang returns to his hometown on the outskirts of the Gobi Desert, where he was a local celebrity prior to his imprisonment. Now residing with his father, Lang must avoid the spiteful local gangster "Butcher Hu", who aims to exact revenge on Lang for his role in his nephew's death. Lang decides to seek the bounty placed on a wild dog as part of a larger program to remove unwanted animals in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and eventually strikes up an unlikely friendship with the canine.. .  

From Wikipedia

Directed by    - Guan Hu

Written by    - Guan Hu / Ge Rui / Wu Bing

Produced by    - Zhu Wenjiu

Release date    - 18 May 2024 (Cannes) / 25 July 2024 (Singapore)

Country    - China

Language    - Mandarin

Box office    - $4.6 million

IMDb RATING   7.2/10 3.4K      WATCH NOW   View Count  web page counters free


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