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Two bumbling crooks plan the perfect heist. Emphasis on 'plan.'
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Paper Dogs (2009)

chaotic goodslapstick noirEastern European grit

Overview

Comedy

After they got imprisoned, small-time criminals Kuplung and Csumpi tell their stories to their cell-mate of how they have planned the most imperfect robbery. Their big idea was to rob the Money-liquidation Warehouse. The movie shows how they fielded a team to execute the robbing and how everything went wrong.

Flag of HUHUHungarian
Content warning
friendshipcrime familycrime scene
delusion vs. realitymale friendship under pressurethe comedy of failure

Standout Aspects

Acting

Mucsi and Scherer's lived-in chemistry sells the delusion.

Writing

Nested storytelling: unreliable narrators digging deeper holes.

Best for:Friends: Laugh at incompetence together over beers.·Solo: When you need chaotic energy without commitment.
B

Director

Bence Gyöngyössy

ReleasedFeb 19, 2009
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Zoltán Mucsi

Zoltán Mucsi

Kuplung

Péter Scherer

Péter Scherer

Csumpi

József Szarvas

József Szarvas

Zárzorró

István Hajdu

István Hajdu

Pista

Pikali Gerda

Pikali Gerda

Amanda

Károly Gesztesi

Károly Gesztesi

Trolibusz

Péter Kálloy Molnár

Péter Kálloy Molnár

Jozsó

Norbert Növényi

Norbert Növényi

Olivér

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Post-2008 Hungarian cinema often used crime comedy to explore economic desperation without preachiness.

Trivia

Mucsi and Scherer were already a beloved comedy duo; this film capitalized on their decades of stage chemistry.

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