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White God

dir. Kornél Mundruczó · 2014

Feature
Coming of Age
Mood
Dark / Melancholic
Look
gritty realism with striking contrasts
Structure
dual perspective of human and animal
Plot

13 year old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen, and is devastated when her father sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to save her dog. Failing in his desperate efforts to find his beloved owner, Hagen joins a canine revolt leading a revolution against their human abusers.

Why watch

Lili's father cruelly abandons her beloved dog, Hagen, on the streets, igniting a desperate quest for reunion. As Hagen navigates a brutal urban landscape, he becomes the reluctant leader of a canine uprising against their human oppressors. Watching this film is an intense experience, as it juxtaposes the innocence of a child's love with the harsh realities of survival and societal indifference.

Cultural context
societal neglect of the vulnerableanimal rights activismurban alienationpost-communist Hungary

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