Movie

Mongrels

2026 · 106 min

A quiet, heavy portrait of displacement and grief, where the harsh prairie landscape mirrors inner turmoil and every small moment carries weight.

Overview: In 1991, a grieving Korean family immigrate to the Canadian prairies to help cull the troubling population of feral dogs, but must confront their own personal trials and tribulations.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, isolation, immigration, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
immigration
family
survival
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none