A woman snaps and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog as her checked-out, philandering husband attempts to keep the family together.
Acting
Palka's committed physical performance as canine Jill.
Writing
Sharp satire of oblivious male privilege.
Direction
Palka directs her own breakdown with vicious precision.
Director
Marianna Palka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marianna Palka wrote, directed, and starred while managing her own bipolar disorder, which she has spoken about as informing the film's exploration of mental health crises.
Released months before the 2017 Weinstein revelations, the film's rage against male obliviousness became eerily prescient of the coming reckoning.
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