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Dog Ear

2025 · 20 min

A quiet, emotionally raw afternoon that simmers with unspoken anger and slowly opens into something tender and forgiving.

Directed by
Péter Vácz
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Judit Shell, Imre Osztovits
Overview
Eleven-year-old Berci spends an afternoon alone with his dog, struggling with the emotions left behind after witnessing his parents' violent fight the day before. As his suppressed feelings surface, he releases his anger and aggression in tense and emotional interactions with his dog. These raw expressions eventually help Berci find relief and discover the quiet, transformative strength of forgiveness.

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Directed by
Péter Vácz
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Judit Shell, Imre Osztovits
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • grief
  • healing
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
animation, drama
Directed by
Péter Vácz
Written by
Péter Vácz
Starring
Judit Shell, Imre Osztovits
Runtime
20 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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