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Dog Breath

2019 · 13 min

A grim, unflinching plunge into addiction and exploitation that leaves you unsettled and cold.

Directed by: Virgile Ratelle
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fabien Corbeil, Samuel Vollering, Jean-François Gagné

Tagline: The dark side of drug addiction.
Overview: Fabien is a young drug addict and prostitute who roams between clients and fixes. He ends up to a party where he drinks and takes drugs. As he passes out, Nick, the group leader takes the opportunity to rape him as the others wait and watch in silence.

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Directed by: Virgile Ratelle
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fabien Corbeil, Samuel Vollering, Jean-François Gagné

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: addiction
isolation
trauma
violence
power
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Complexity	4
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Genres: drama
Directed by: Virgile Ratelle
Written by: Virgile Ratelle
Starring: Fabien Corbeil, Samuel Vollering, Jean-François Gagné, Nicolas Gravel, Tommy Haineault, Antoine Lair, Nicolas Viens
Cinematography: Laurent Schraenen
Runtime: 13 min
Country: Canada
Languages: French

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