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Dog Pound

2010 · 91 min

A grim, claustrophobic descent into brutality and despair, offering little hope and leaving a heavy, unsettling aftertaste.

Directed by
Kim Chapiron
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales
Tagline
Fighting back is the only way out.
Overview
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

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Directed by
Kim Chapiron
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • isolation
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kim Chapiron
Written by
Jeremie Delon, Kim Chapiron
Starring
Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales, Taylor Poulin, Slim Twig, Dewshane Williams, Lawrence Bayne, Trent McMullen
Cinematography
André Chemetoff
Runtime
91 min
Country
Canada, France, United Kingdom
Languages
French, English

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