Black Dog
Movie • 2024 • Drama
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On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls embark on a journey together.
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I was worried at the start as the dogs in the first few scenes look scared and yelp when handled, I am not sure if they were real but still - this is why I came to look here and ultimately ended up adding the movie.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Possibly, the dogs at the start of the film are treated roughly I think to show they are uncared for. There's a lot of CGI but this looked genuine.
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The whole movie is based in a town with hundreds of feral/left behind dogs roaming in packs.
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Is an animal sad?
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Black dog has a girlfriend, she comes to him when he's dying and lays with him.
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Is someone tortured?
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Possible trigger - A man is bound and tied up to a wooden frame, he is not harmed or touched in the scene and he escapes quickly.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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It's very sad when the stray dogs give the deceased dog an honour guard but ultimately the lead character has one of his puppies in his backpack.
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Is there shakey cam?
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There's an earthquake if that counts.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Someone has rabies vaccinations. It's not graphic. A man receives anti-venom for a snake bite, there's plenty of warning these two scenes are coming, one in hospital and one when he's rescuing the man from the snakes.
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His elderly father asks him to turn off his life support, we are led to understand that he does this in another scene but we do not actually see it or see the machine register a death. He drinks some alcohol and put some on his dad's lips and then puts his hand on the respirator, we see the son with his head bowed. It's very respectfully done.
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Does a car crash?
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Several vehicles blow over in strong winds in separate scenes (in a Chinese desert) no one is injured, the main character tries to jump a gap in a bridge twice and fails both times but is unharmed.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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A man wee's up a wall outside twice, we see the wet where he wee'd.
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Lead characters father is old and eventually dies, as does an elderly neighbour.
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Are there snakes?
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There are many snakes, one character is a snake meat farmer, we see them in tanks, on the floor, rearing up at the main character (cobra), and him fending them off with a flaming torch. A man is bitten off screen and he's rescued and given an anti-venom injection on screen and survives.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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There is a vendetta that an uncle lost his nephew and our main character is to blame (stupidity caused an accident?) he comes at the main character several times with a couple of other men, the fights are short and no one is really hurt, but his repeated coming at him for justice/revenge etc could be seen as bullying. It's all quite low-key. There are no fierce heated arguments.
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Regular drinking and he appears drunk a couple of times, sometimes riding his motorbike, BUT an animal is also given alcohol and falls over.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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But a main part of the plot is that the nephew of one of the character fell from "a cliff" (which isn't very high) and died, main character was found responsible and served time. The film happens after his release.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Our main character washes standing up outside in flowing water like an outdoor shower, he then washes his dog too. Nothing bad happens, it's a very mild gentle scene.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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I can't remember but I can't untick Yes/No, but it's a pretty respectful film so likely not really. I don't recall any swearing.
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Is there incarceration?
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But the main character was just released from prison.
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Are there nude scenes?
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One man shows another a dog bite on his bottom (unexpectedly, in the car) but you only see half a cheek.
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Is someone restrained?
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There are a couple of physical fights but one man is bound in ropes alone for one short scene and easily escapes on his own.
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Main dog BlackDog goes missing and is found, we do not see him harmed but we're told he was in an accident and ultimately he passes away.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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A CGI rabbit is caught by a dog off screen and put in a tigers cage, the tiger does not catch it.
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