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Awix (3310 KP) rated White God (Feher Isten) (2014) in Movies

Feb 13, 2021 (Updated Feb 13, 2021)  
White God (Feher Isten) (2014)
White God (Feher Isten) (2014)
2014 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Lassie meets Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Hungarian-style. A young girl and her faithful pet are forcibly parted, which is the stuff of many a tear-jerking melodrama. The dog raises an army of mongrels and sets out to take revenge on human civilisation, which is not.

Obviously scores quite highly on the 'never seen *that* in a movie before' front; excellent direction and storytelling, and a remarkably self-possessed performance by Zsofia Psotta. Never really overcomes a slightly self-conscious weirdness that keeps it from completely working as either horror or drama. It's not entirely clear what the moral premise of the movie is, other than 'be kind to dogs'; can't help thinking it's probably quite facile, anyway. But the dog trainers do a sterling job of keeping it interesting.