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The Wild Dogs (2002)

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Reviews Counted:7

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Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Set in the hauntingly beautiful city of Bucharest during a cull of stray dogs, The Wild Dogs weaves together a week in the lives of several of the city’s residents and visitors. Geordie (Thom... Set in the hauntingly beautiful city of Bucharest during a cull of stray dogs, The Wild Dogs weaves together a week in the lives of several of the city’s residents and visitors. Geordie (Thom Fitzgerald), a visiting Canadian pornographer, Bogdan (Mihai Calota), a reluctant city dog-catcher, and Nathalie (Alberta Watson), the lonely wife of a diplomat, each risks losing everything as they become embroiled in the struggles of Bucharest's abandoned children, gypsies, dogs and beggars. -- © Mongrel Media [More]

Starring: Alberta Watson, David Hayman, Rachel Blanchard, Simona Popescu

Starring: Alberta Watson, David Hayman, Rachel Blanchard, Simona Popescu, Mihai Calota, Geraint Wyn Davies, Nelu Dinu

Director: Thom Fitzgerald

Director: Thom Fitzgerald

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Jul 6, 2004

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  • During the mad reign of dictator Nicolae Ciucescu, Romanias communist party knocked down half the capitol city of Bucharest, leaving countless people and thousands of pet dogs homeless. Now, twenty years later, Bogdan (Mihai Calota) is a squeamish dog-catcher who in his first three months on the job has failed to catch a single one of the citys two hundred thousand strays. Bogdan's exhausted wife Varvara (Simona Popescu) works as a maid to lonely society matron Nathalie (Alberta Watson) who finds no comfort from her diplomat husband Victor (David Hayman) or their bitchy teenage daughter Moll (Rachel Blanchard). Victor, on a mission to have as much sex as he can before he loses his cancer-ridden testicles, befriends reluctant Canadian pornographer Geordie (Thom Fitzgerald), and shepherds the younger man through the scandalous excesses of Bucharests wealthy indulgent elite. While touring with his three-foot-tall tour guide Radu (Marcel Ungureanu), Geordie finds his camera distracted by beggars and Gypsy children. When a maimed Gypsy boy (Nelu Viorel) follows Geordie to Natalies cocktail benefit, the unwanted little boy unleashes a storm of emotions that lay hidden under the surface of Victors family. Meanwhile, Bogdans desperate attempt to secretly house a pack of unwanted dogs unearths a fury of rage and pathos from every citizen of this beautiful, crumbling city. Thom Fitzgerald spent the summer of 2002 in Bucharest, Romania shooting this digital video feature film.
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    10/18/08
    Dennis Harvey
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    No one in this sterile film is redeemed, condemned or even particularly humanized. . . . Ultimately, Fitzgerald’s gutless film is a muddled, grotesque travelogue.

    Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
    12/01/03
    Brian Gibson
    Brian Gibson
    Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

    Highlights the trap a filmmaker can fall into when he believes himself to be smarter--better somehow--than an audience that must get tired of being underestimated.

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    10/20/03
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    09/15/03
    Kevin N. Laforest
    Kevin N. Laforest
    Montreal Film Journal

    The disillusioned porn photographer remains an entirely unconvincing anti-hero despite his pangs of conscience.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/07/03
    Susan Green
    Susan Green
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Fitzgerald's dialogue rings true, and he captures performances, including his own, which belie the film's low production values.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    06/06/03
    Peter Howell
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    A raw and disturbing look at exploitation.

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    Liz Braun
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    [Fitzgerald's] bulky screenplay impedes his natural style.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
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    Rick Groen
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    An uncommonly sensitive drama about the poverty and hardship suffered by [Bucharest's] Gypsy residents.

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    06/06/03
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