Dogs (2016 film) explained

Dogs
Native Name:
Director:	Bogdan Mirică
Producer:	Marcela Ursu^[1]
Starring:	Dragoș Bucur
Music:	Codrin Lazar Sorin Romanescu
Cinematography:	Andrei Butică
Editing:	Roxana Szel
Runtime:	104 minutes
Language:	Romanian

Dogs (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: '''Câini''') is a 2016 Romanian drama film directed by Bogdan Mirică. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival^{[2] [3]} where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.^[4] It is Mirică's directorial debut.^{[5] [6]}

The action takes place near Tulcea, in an area of the Danube sector of the Romania–Ukraine border, where groups of smugglers make the law. The city dweller Roman inherits 550ha of land from his recently deceased grandfather. His attempt at selling the property is disrupted by a group of thugs led by the smug, sinister Samir, throwing Roman into a violent arena with only a dilapidated shack as his fortress.^[7]

Cast

• Dragoș Bucur as Roman
• Gheorghe Visu as Hogaș
• Vlad Ivanov as Samir
• as Pila
• as Nea Epure
• Raluca Aprodu as Ilinca
• Cătălin Paraschiv as Agent Ana
• as Sebi Voicu
• Teodor Corban as the veterinarian
• Andrei Ciopec as Laie
• Ela Ionescu as Mara
• Marius Bardasan as Nea Toader
• Corneliu Cozmei as Nea Terente

Awards

At the 2017 Gopo Awards, Dogs won for Best Lead Actor (Visu), Best Supporting Actor (Ivanov), Best Cinematography (Andrei Butică) (award shared ex aequo with Marius Panduru for Scarred Hearts), Best Sound (Sam Cohen, Sebastian Zselmye, Herve Buirett), Best Score (Codrin Lazăr, Sorin Romanescu), and Best First Feature (Bogdan Mirică).^{[8] [9]}

See also

• List of Romanian films of 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dogs (Caini) - Cineuropa. Cineuropa. 4 November 2021.
2. Web site: 2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup. Erbland. Kate. 14 April 2016. 4 November 2021. IndieWire.
3. Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup. 14 April 2016. Variety.
4. Web site: Cannes: 'Toni Erdmann,' 'Dogs' Take Fipresci Prizes. 21 May 2016. 4 November 2021. Ford. Rebecca. The Hollywood Reporter.
5. Cannes Film Review: 'Dogs'. Debruge. Peter. 15 May 2016. Variety.
6. Web site: 'Dogs' ('Caini'): Cannes Review. 4 November 2021. The Hollywood Reporter.
7. News: ‘Dogs’ Review: Fish Out of Water . The New York Times. Beatrice. Loayza. September 9, 2021. July 6, 2022.
8. Web site: Sieranevada nabs the main awards at the Gopos. Dobroiu. Ștefan. Cineuropa. 22 March 2017. 4 November 2021.
9. News: The Hollywood Reporter. Cristi Puiu's 'Sieranevada' Tops Romanian Film Awards. Kozlov. Vladimir. 22 March 2017. 4 November 2021.