Dogman
Florida Premiere
Country: France, Italy
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English
Running Time: 102min
Film Year: 2018
Category: Knight Marimbas Award
In the outskirts of a seaside Italian village, the only law seems to be survival of the fittest. Marcello is a slight, mild-mannered man whose days consist of working at his modest dog grooming salon, caring for his young daughter, and being coerced into the petty criminal schemes of local bully Simoncino. When Simoncino’s abuse finally brings Marcello to a breaking point, he decides to stand up for his own dignity, but being inexperienced in acts of passion, Marcello’s deeds bring unintended and shocking consequences.
The excellent performance of Marcello Fonte in the lead role won him the Best Actor Award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Based on a true story, Dogman is a visceral and piercing tale of the unbreakable cycle of vengeance begetting vengeance.
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credits
Director: Matteo Garrone
Producer: Matteo Garrone, Jean Labadie, Jeremy Thomas, Paolo del Brocco
Screenwriter: Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso, Matteo Garrone
Executive Producer: Alessio Lazzareschi
Production Company: Magnolia Pictures
Music: Michele Braga
Cinematographer: Nicolaj Bruel
Editor: Marco Spoletini
Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone is from Rome, Italy. He worked as a painter and assistant cameraman before making his debut feature in 1996, Land in Between. His other features include Roman Summer (2000), The Embalmer (2002) and his international breakthrough, Gomorrah (2008). In addition to First Love (2004) and Dogman (2018), his features Reality (2012), which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, and Tale of Tales (2015), have all been official selections at the Miami Film Festival.
