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- 2013
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 28 m
Summary The son of a Himalayan sheepherder discovers their dog, a nomad mastiff, is worth a fortune, but when he sells it without his father's consent, he triggers events that threaten to tear the family apart.
Directed By: Pema Tseden
Written By: Pema Tseden
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Icarus Films
- 1 h 28 m
Old Dog
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Summary The son of a Himalayan sheepherder discovers their dog, a nomad mastiff, is worth a fortune, but when he sells it without his father's consent, he triggers events that threaten to tear the family apart.
Directed By: Pema Tseden
Written By: Pema Tseden
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
74
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Old Dog has the look and feel of a documentary, which adds senses of urgency and immediacy to a tale that moves at a languid, but never boring, pace.
Minimalist in its aesthetics and soundtrack, quiet and deliberate in its plot, but nonetheless familiar--endearing and a vital addition to the small but growing Tibetan cinema.
It’s both a sly piece of ethnography and a social satire that reads like a cosmic joke…right up until its climax makes the chuckle catch in your throat.
Raw and resolute, this unsettling fable feels driven by an anger that remains largely unexpressed.
Crude production values are a stumbling block for bare-bones tale.
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Release Date May 15, 2013
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Tokyo FILMeX
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hong Kong International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
• 1 Nomination
