Black Dog

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 08:30 am UTC+11:00

93 Deakin Ave, Mildura, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3500 | Mildura

Mildura Film Society
Publisher/HostMildura Film Society
Black Dog
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Black Dog was the winner of the prestigious Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2024 — the first Chinese-language film to do so in 18 years. The real-life whippet-greyhound cross, Xin, earned the Palm Dog Grand Jury Prize — and was lovingly adopted by lead actor Eddie Peng after filming wrapped.
Black Dog is a striking fusion of crime drama, western motifs, neo-noir aesthetics, and dry, surreal humor. Shot against the desolate grandeur of a Gobi Desert‑fringed Chinese town, the film balances stark beauty with social commentary.
In the arid outskirts of the Gobi Desert, Lang (Eddie Peng), a former motorcycle stuntman now freshly released from a decade behind bars, returns to a ghostly hometown. The town—marked by abandonment and dread—is quietly preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by rounding up stray dogs. Pressured into joining the dog patrol, Lang's mission takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a lean, “rabies‑suspected” black dog. Initially adversarial, a tender bond forms between the two societal castaways: the ex-con and the misunderstood stray. In their shared silence and survival, they find redemption, purpose, and the possibility of a new beginning.
Black Dog is more than a movie—it’s a meditative, visually arresting journey into human frailty and connection. It’s best experienced where its austere beauty and emotional truths can envelop you fully—on the cinema screen.
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