Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?

Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (Spanish: ¿No oyes ladrar los perros?, and also known as Ignacio) is a 1975 Mexican drama film directed by François Reichenbach.^[1][2] It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Directed byFrançois Reichenbach

Written byCarlos Fuentes
François Reichenbach

Produced byGeorges Bacri
Leopoldo Silva

StarringSalvador Gomez
Ahui Camacho

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Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? ¿No oyes ladrar los perros?
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Directed by	François Reichenbach
Written by	Carlos Fuentes François Reichenbach
Produced by	Georges Bacri Leopoldo Silva
Starring	Salvador Gomez Ahui Camacho
Cinematography	Rosalío Solano
Music by	Vangelis
Release date	25 September 1975 (1975-09-25)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

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The film is based on a short story, "¿No oyes ladrar los perros?", written by Juan Rulfo and collected in El Llano en llamas. The short story tells the tale of an old man carrying his wounded (criminal) son on his back in search of help. Meanwhile, he tells his son about what his future life will be like. The film intercuts between the story of the man and his child and the possible future of the child as a young indigenous man looking for work in Mexico City.