A man who hates dogs becomes emotionally hostage to the ugliest Pekinese alive.
Although he hates dogs, Toni is engaged in finding lost animals and then sentimentally blackmails the masters in order to obtain beautiful large amounts of money. Because of an old and ugly Pekinese that Toni cannot succeed of getting rid of, feelings of affection awake in him that surprise even Toni.
Acting
Costache's deadpan desperation against a dog who steals every scene.
Direction
Sitaru finds emotional beats in static, unglamorous spaces.
Director
Adrian Sitaru
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Romania's 2010s New Wave focus on morally gray ordinary people in economic precarity.
The Pekinese was reportedly difficult to direct; many 'reaction' shots are accidental captures of the dog ignoring commands, which Sitaru kept for authenticity.
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