El Perro (2004)

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Written by Santiago Calori, Salvador Roselli

Directed by Carlos Sorin

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2004

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: Argentina/Spain

Filmed in Colour

Released in 2004, Carlos Sorin's gentle drama is set in Patagonia, where gas-station attendant Juan "Coco" Villegas (Juan Villegas) suddenly finds himself jobless. He ekes out a living, selling handmade knives. Then, having helped a stranded woman on a highway, he's given Bombón, a game dog of questionable beauty but certifiable breeding.

As man and mastiff hit the canine competition circuit, so Villegas, under the tutelage of his manager Walter Donado (Walter Donado), broadens his horizons in all directions.

Comparisons to Best in Show are not unfair, but this is very much a South American take on the theme with, of course, all plaudits going to the magnificent Bombón (Gregorio, pictured).

Cast

Juan VillegasJuan "Coco" Villegas
Image for Walter DonadoWalter DonadoWalter Donado
GregorioLe Chien aka Bombón
Rosa ValsecchiSusana
Mariela DíazCoco's daughter
Sabino MoralesSabino Coco's friend
Claudina FazziniClaudina
Kita CaClaudina's mother
Carlos RossiBank Manager
Leda CachoWalter's wife
Micol EstévezWalter's daughter
Diego Rozas DenisGelsi Walter's friend
Andrea SuárezHitchhiker
Adrián GiampaniGalván
Carlos AguirreGalván's boss

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