6 minutes, one dog, rooftop gangsters — Hong Kong noir in a TikTok timespan.
You loved Reservoir Dogs. You cheered for Reservation Dogs. Now get ready for Preservation Dogs. Local Hong Kong teenager Kent might be out of a job, but he has more important duties at hand. Called to rescue stray dog Tin Tin, Kent realizes he must navigate the treacherous underworld of rooftop gangsters, femme fatales and cable wires if he is to track down his elusive canine friend.
Direction
劉昆曉 pulls off Hitchcock tension on a ramen budget.
Cinematography
Rooftop chases that make Hong Kong verticality a character.
Practical Effects
Real dog, real stunts, real sweat — zero CGI excuses.
Director
劉昆曉
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director 劉昆曉 also plays Kent, edited, and probably catered this thing — true one-person-army filmmaking.
The 'Preservation Dogs' joke in the logline winks at Hong Kong's housing crisis, where rooftop dwellers literally live above the law and the economy.
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