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The Dog Was Running

1990 · 17 min

A quiet, sobering documentary gaze that follows stray dogs through a harsh town, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy and unease.

Directed by: Aktan Arym Kubat, Erkin Ryspaev
Genres: Documentary

Overview: The fate of stray dogs of town, who wander around seeking their puppies. There are different types of dogs: those who win at contests, those working for police, circus dogs, those at dogfights. In contrast with the above privileged creatures, the future of strays is probably gloomy, sooner or later they end up under the wheels of a car or with the dogcatcher.

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Directed by: Aktan Arym Kubat, Erkin Ryspaev
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
death
class
nature
Places: small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Aktan Arym Kubat, Erkin Ryspaev
Written by: Aktan Arym Kubat, Erkin Ryspaev
Runtime: 17 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Kirghiz

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