White God

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White God

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2015

1h 59m

Drama

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Failing in his efforts to find his beloved owner (Zsófia Psotta), an abandoned dog eventually joins a canine revolt against their human abusers.

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White God isn't an easy watch, but its soaring ambition and powerful acting -- human and canine alike -- make it well worth the effort.

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Megan Kearns

Bitch Media

Feb 9, 2021

Powerful, disturbing, and downright awesome.

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Cary Darling

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

May 14, 2015

4/5

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.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Apr 24, 2015

4/5

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.

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Dec 2, 2022

2.5/5

The level of cruelty and an obvious allegoric heft overwhelm the film... [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jun 8, 2022

4/4

An overarching theme in White God: instead of attempting to control and dominate Nature, the more humane thing to do would be for humans to become active participants in Nature's design, rather than playing the role of deities.

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Jul 1, 2019

We understand Hagen's emotional arc with perfect clarity.

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 Aug 15, 2026

Trained to Kill (12,625 –15 Aug 2026) In Hungary, when the mother of the young teenager Lili travels to a university in Sydney for three months, she needs to stay with her estranged father Dániel and her mutt dog Hagen. Dániel hates dogs and leaves it on the streets. Hagen is chased by people from a local shelter; is captured by a homeless and sold to a man that trains the dog to fight and kill other dogs, injecting drugs, beaten and giving only protein with drugs to the dog. Meanwhile, Lili unsuccessfully looks for Hagen on the streets and the shelter. Until the day Hagen escapes from the man. "Fehér isten", a.k.a. "White God" (2014), is the sad story of a teenage girl that is separated from her pet. The trained dogs impress, and director Kornél Mundruczó used more than 250 dogs from Hungarian shelters after training them. The other layer of this film is the white supre macy in Europe and the outcast people from mixed or other "breed". My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "White Dog"

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melissa l

@Agent99 Jan 21, 2023

I thought this was a horrible move. It's gruesome and sad. I can't believe people are rating it so highly. They must like to see innocent dogs suffer. There was a lot of blood and gore. Yes, I know it's just a movie, and they didn't hurt the dogs in real life, but still I'd recommend to stay away from this movie...especially if you are a dog lover.

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jaap a

@RT58225111 May 7, 2022

If you like stuff like Lassie and dogs going on adventures as if they are a person, but in a violent R-rated setting, this is for you. Otherwise, I'd strongly suggest you skip this one.

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Mar 28, 2021

I am sucker for dog movies, being a dog lover. But this was another level. Although I could not understand the language, the emotions were clear. A very different concept in this genre, and executed very well. It was indeed disturbing, but it holds a mirror to the deeds of humanity.

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May 30, 2020

Deeply emotional social movie thriller horror etc,about love,protection,friendship,betrayal,alienation,hate,revenge,just about everything.that movie tells everything.simply a masterpiece.

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May 17, 2020

If it was a Disney movie it may make more sense. As it stands, absolutely pointless movie.

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Synopsis

Failing in his efforts to find his beloved owner (Zsófia Psotta), an abandoned dog eventually joins a canine revolt against their human abusers.

Director: Kornél Mundruczó
Producer: Viktória Petrányi
Screenwriter: Kata Wéber, Kornél Mundruczó, Viktória Petrányi
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Chimney Pot, Proton Cinema, Film i Väst, Hungarian National Film Fund, Doco Digital, ZDF/Arte, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Violent Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hungarian
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $280.5K
Runtime: 1h 59m

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