White God

White God

  • Director: Kornél Mundruczó
  • Writer: Kornél Mundruczó,Viktória Petrányi,Julie Kristine
  • Countries of origin: Hungary, Germany, Sweden
  • Language: Hungarian, English
  • Release date: June 12, 2014
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Open Season 5: Nightmare Canceled Terror Squad
  • "White God" by Kornél Mundruczó directed, Zsófia Psotta , Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth starred in the movie plot. The film was released in Hungary on June 12, 2014.
    The film tells the story of the abandoned mongrel Hagen and other wandering companions uniting to fight human persecution after the government announced an increase in tax for mongrel owners.
    On May 23, 2014, the film won the Best Picture Award in the "A Kind of Concern" section of the 67th Cannes International Film Festival  .

    Details

    • Release date June 12, 2014
    • Filming locations Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies Proton Cinema, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, Filmpartners

    Box office

    Budget

    HUF 700,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $282,358

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $16,139

    Gross worldwide

    $581,904

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kellie 2022-03-27 09:01:18

      We always lose a little respect for other lives

      MARK and REMARK. Fehér isten (White God): GOD-DOG When it was abandoned, stray, abused and tortured by humans, and trained to be a bloodthirsty and brutal fighting dog, it became a "mad dog", which was very cruel to humans. Lost all trust, led the group of dogs to brutally kill all the people who abused it, and even forgot you, but it still remembers the sound of the trumpet you played when you put it to sleep. It is like a mirror, you give it sunlight, it reflects sunlight, you give it...

    • By Harry 2022-03-27 09:01:18

      Love and kindness are no more privileged than indifference without equality

      A random movie I watched, with the bloody scene of slaughtering a cow at the beginning, already foreshadowed the killing, but my father didn’t like the trouble that dogs bring. I thought that the plot trend would be a series of behaviors of the little girl that made her father change his view of dogs. As a result, the style of painting changed in the mid-term. It turned out to be a group resistance and revenge action of stray dogs. Awakening Hagen and laying down and looking at Hagen on an...

    • By Jaren 2022-03-27 09:01:18

      From "dog" to "god", narrow "political correctness" tends to marx

      Compared with "white dog", which regards dogs as the subject of discrimination, and the theme of the film is only about the topic of racial discrimination, the "white god" film makes dogs an object of discrimination and extends the content of the film to discrimination and the bottom. Riots etc are more closely related to Marxism. In fact, the riot launched by the dogs seems to be a movement, a rioted parade, even close to a revolu, and the government's restraint method also reminds me of...

    • By Hannah 2022-03-27 09:01:18

      Anyone who has an opinion about this film, watch it

      From the point of view of the filming itself, the director's plot arrangement is a bit extreme. The dog group finally resisted, and a warm film became a thriller. But think about it from another angle, even if this is the case, in fact, human beings have made a lot of mistakes, such as dog fighting training, such as euthanizing dogs in shelters, and human beings themselves have original sins.

      I am also a dog lover. In junior high school, I shed tears for the family dog. The big dog...

    • By Pattie 2022-03-27 09:01:18

      Does it really make sense to spray such a film?

      White GOD

      After watching it, I took this still photo as the cover of WeChat Moments. It's really beautiful, isn't it?

      You are right about spraying its logic and protagonist's acting skills, spraying its shooting skills. But what's the point of spraying such a film?

      You see it, it resonates, it evokes your memory, it evokes...

    User comments

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    • By Winifred 2023-08-26 18:09:00

      The whole audience pissed, only the last moment was more refreshing, the rise of Wang Xing. One extra star for Wang...

    • By Rowland 2023-08-11 21:53:32

      The dog actors are full marks, the film has no logic, and all kinds of mixed styles are completely piled up for the purpose of filming, and there is no soul to promote the plot. It gives the dog too strong personality, but the human is pale like a telephone...

    • By Alice 2023-02-20 18:05:02

      It talks about race and system, uses a dog as a metaphor for people, and the scenes are beautiful. Although the whole film tends to be small and independent, the series of metaphors in it are very obvious and sincere, and the ending is particularly...

    • By Rowan 2022-04-24 07:01:22

      All beings are...

    • By Devyn 2022-04-24 07:01:22

      The more the abuse goes to the back, the more I feel that Lili's acting is...

    Movie plot

    In order to deal with the problem of mongrels and stray dogs, the Budapest government explicitly ordered citizens to keep purebred dogs. Other dogs must apply for permits and pay heavy taxes. If citizens fail to comply with the law, they will be fined or detained in shelters. The introduction of this policy caused the whole city to abandon dogs, even the dog Hagen, who was inseparable from Lily ( Zsófia Psotta ) , was not immune. The...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    Six months before the filming started, the crew assembled 274 dog actors to familiarize them with each other. All of them came from various shelters in Hungary, and these dog actors all found new homes after the filming ended.
    The dog playing Hagen in the film is actually a pair of twin mongrels Luke and Body. Because the Body looks more kind, the look of bowing and sadness in the film is performed by Body, while the fierce look is...
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    Creative background

    Director Kornél Mundruczó chose "White God" as the English name of the film because he has always been interested in the characteristics of God. The two words in the title contain many conflicts, which is also what fascinates the director. The creation of the film is inspired by increasingly serious and ridiculous social problems. Under the globalization phenomenon of difficult to determine the quality of the caste system, it has...
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    Evaluation action

    The director uses allegorical methods to explore the marginalized human disadvantaged communities. What's interesting is that this movie not only tells about dogs, but also tries to see the world from their perspective. The director deliberately uses a low-angle hand-held camera to delicately capture the eyes and expressions of each dog, which makes people feel the same unconsciously. This allegorical film is full of cautionary...
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    Movie quotes

    • Lili: I'll never do that to you, don't worry.

    • Man at club: Don't be afraid, they're just a bunch of dogs.

    • Trixi: And your bastard?

      Lili: It's a mongrel!