White God (2016)
When young Lili is forced to give up her beloved dog Hagen, because it';s mixed-breed heritage is deemed ';unfit'; by The State, she and the dog begin a dangerous journey back towards each other. An abandoned dog eventually joins a canine revolt against their human abusers.
June 29, 1984 in Szeged, Hungary
January 3, 1966 in Hungary
November 13, 1942 in Hungary
10 October 1945, Törökszentmiklós, Hungary
January 22, 1984 in Budapest, Hungary
20 June 1961, Budapest, Hungary
1974
3 April 1975, Gödöllõ, Hungary
May 10, 2016
Through Hagen's journey into the pit of madness, this strange film, directed by Kornél Mundruczó, becomes a thriller, a parable, as well as a tough critique of the way men assume superiority over nature.January 05, 2016
This unique Hungarian fable about racism and immigration is told from the point of view of dogs and children.April 10, 2015
White God offers a dark - very dark - take on the way humans exert authority, and superiority, over our fellow creatures.January 01, 2016
Reads as a stylized conceit, undercut by too many little moments when performances, from human and canine alike, don't truthfully express what the movie says they do.April 09, 2015
Think "The Incredible Journey" crossed with "The Birds" crossed with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." Or maybe just imagine "Cujo" as told from the dog's point of view. Don't take grandma.April 24, 2015
What it all means is open to interpretation. Read it as a parable or as a horror movie. Read it as the story of love between a girl and her dog. Read it however you want. No matter what your take, you won't be disappointed.March 30, 2017
An astounding, crushing film.April 09, 2015
A mixed-genre fable that evokes Dickensian melodrama, coming-of-age tropes and outright horror.February 25, 2016
Mundruczó's focus is clearly going to the admittedly impressive execution, but White God lacks the narrative weight to leave an impact.May 14, 2015
If someone wants to make a case that our four-legged actor friends deserve to be considered for Oscar consideration, right alongside Streep and McConaughey, they need only offer White God as evidence.January 02, 2016
Although bold and intermittently gripping, the end result smacks of overreaching.