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A Boy and His Dog
Why this pick
A caustic, dirty post-collapse odyssey with improvised survival, strange enclaves and an uneasy human-canine partnership; its bleakness is tempered by more savage satire.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1989 1h 40m AUS
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In a barren world caused by wars waged in the 20th century and now forgotten, most live from hand to mouth in enclaves known as "market-towns" or "dog-towns", scrounging out a bare subsistence harvesting hardy crops, raising dogs as food, and trading in trinkets from the past.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Rutger Hauer
Sallow
Anna Katarina
Big Cimber
Vincent D'Onofrio
Young Gar
Justin Monjo
Dog Boy
Max Fairchild
Gonzo
Basil Clarke
Red City Overlord
Joan Chen
Kidda
Delroy Lindo
Mbulu