Black Dog Movie Details:
| Traditional Chinese | 狗陣 |
| Simplified Chinese | 狗阵 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gou zhen |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | 18 May 2024 (Cannes) June 15, 2024 (China) July 25, 2024(Singapore) August 29, 2024 (Russia) August 30, 2024 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 1hr 50min |
| Starring | Eddie Peng Tong Liya Jia Zhangke Zhang Yi |
| Directed by | Guan Hu |
| Screenplay by | Guan Hu Ge Rui Wu Bing |
| Produced by | Zhu Wenjiu |
| Cinematography by | Weizhe Gao |
| Edited by | Matthieu Laclau He Yongyi |
| Music by | Breton Vivian |
| Production Company | The Seventh Art Pictures |
| Distributor | Artmainstream (Russia) Memento Films Distribution (France) Movies Inspired (Italy) The Forge (Canada, United States) Trinity CineAsia (Ireland, United Kingdom) |
Black Dog Movie Cast & Characters:
- Eddie Peng as Lang, a former convict
- Tong Liya as Grape, a circus performer in whom Lang takes romantic interest
- Jia Zhangke as Uncle Yao, who leads the canine round-up efforts
- Zhang Yi
- Zhou You
Storyline:
Former stunt motorcyclist Lang returns to his hometown on the outskirts of the Gobi desert, where he was a local celebrity prior to his imprisonment. Now residing with his father, Lang must avoid the spiteful local gangster “Butcher Hu”, who aims to exact revenge on Lang for his role in his nephew’s death. Lang decides to seek the bounty placed on a wild dog as part of a larger program to remove unwanted animals in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and eventually strikes up an unlikely friendship with the canine.
About Black Dog Movie:
Black Dog (Chinese: 狗阵; Gou Zhen) is a Chinese film directed by Guan Hu and starring Eddie Peng. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024, where it won the Un Certain Regard prize.
