Dog on Trial

Comedy

France

French

September 11, 2024

1hr 23min

Status: released

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Dog on Trial Movie Details:

French tiltle	Le Procès du chien
Based on	An original idea by Laetitia Dosch
Country	Switzerland France
Language	French
Genre	Comedy
Release date	19 May 2024 (Cannes) 11 September 2024 (France)
Running time	1hr 23min
Starring	Laetitia Dosch François Damiens Jean-Pascal Zadi Anne Dorval Kodi Mathieu Demy Anabela Moreira Pierre Deladonchamps
Directed by	Laetitia Dosch
Written by	Laetitia Dosch Anne-Sophie Bailly
Produced by	Lionel Baier Agnieszka Ramu Thomas Verhaeghe Mathieu Verhaeghe
Cinematography by	Alexis Kavyrchine
Edited by	Suzana Pedro Isabelle Devinck
Music by	David Sztanke
Production Company	Bande à Part Films Atelier de Production RTS Radio Télévision Suisse SRG SSR France 2 Cinéma
Distributor	Pathé Films AG (Switzerland) The Jokers Films (France)

Dog on Trial Movie Cast & Characters:

Laetitia Dosch as Avril Lucciani
François Damiens as Dariuch Michovski
Jean-Pascal Zadi as Marc
Anne Dorval as Roseline Bruckenheimer
Kodi as Cosmos
Mathieu Demy as The Judge
Anabela Moreira as Lorene Furtado
Pierre Deladonchamps as Jerome
Tom Fiszelson

Storyline:

Avril is an idealistic lawyer with a predilection for hopeless cases. She agrees to defend Dariuch’s dog Cosmos, who has bitten three people, leading to the first canine trial since the Middle Ages. She feels the pressure to win the case, as otherwise, her unusual client will be euthanized.

About Dog on Trial Movie:

Dog on Trial (French: Le Procès du chien), previously known as Who Let the Dog Bite?, is a Swiss-French courtroom drama film co-written and directed by Laetitia Dosch, in her directorial debut. It stars Dosch as a lawyer who defends a dog on trial. It is loosely based on a real case in France involving a dog that was biting strangers.

The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2024, where it won the Palm Dog Award. It was released in France on 11 September 2024.