The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet
2021 drama film
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The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Spanish: El perro que no calla) is a 2021 Argentine absurdist drama film directed by Ana Katz and written by Gonzalo Delgado with Katz. The film stars Daniel Katz, Julieta Zylberberg, Valeria Lois, Mirella Pascual and Carlos Portaluppi.[2]
- Ana Katz
- Gonzalo Delgado
- Laura Huberman
- Ana Katz
- Ramiro Pavón
- Pablo Ingercher
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| Spanish | El perro que no calla |
| Directed by | Ana Katz |
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| Edited by | Andrés Tambornino |
Production company | Laura Cine - Oh my Gómez! |
| Distributed by | Luxbox |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021.[1]
Premise
Sebas, an illustrator approaching middle age, experiences a number of bittersweet life changes inspired by absurd events, including a silent dog inexplicably judged by neighbors and co-workers to be deafening, and the arrival of a meteor that permanently poisons all of Earth's atmosphere above four feet off the ground.
Cast
The cast include:[3]
- Daniel Katz as Seba
- Julieta Zylberberg
- Valeria Lois
- Mirella Pascual
- Carlos Portaluppi
Release
The film had its premiere in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section.[4]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[6]
It won the VPRO Big Screen Award at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam,[7] and the Havana Star Prize for Best Screenplay at the 21st Havana Film Festival New York.[8]
