A white Bull Terrier named Baxter is given to an elderly woman by her daughter. As time passes, the dog develops aggressive and murderous behavior in order to be adopted by another family.
Direction
Boivin treats dog psychology with deadpan horror precision.
Writing
The voiceover commits to Baxter's cold logic without winking.
Director
Jérôme Boivin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the American novel 'Baxter' by Ken Greenhall, a cult horror writer who never achieved mainstream recognition despite Stephen King's praise.
The 1980s saw a wave of 'evil dog' films (Cujo, The Omen), but Baxter alone dared to make the dog the articulate antihero rather than rabid victim.
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