Favoring pedigree dogs, a new regulation puts a severe tax on mixed breeds. Owners dump their dogs and shelters become overcrowded. 13-year-old Lili fights desperately to protect her pet Hagen, but her father eventually sets the dog free on the streets. Hagen and his master search desperately for each other until Lili loses faith. Struggling to survive, homeless Hagen realizes that not everyone is a dog’s best friend. Hagen joins a gang of stray dogs, but is soon captured and sent to the pound. With little hope inside there, the dogs will seize an opportunity to escape and revolt against mankind. Their revenge will be merciless. Lili may be the only one who can halt this unexpected war between man and dog.
What it all means is open to interpretation. Read it as a parable or as a horror movie. Read it as the story of love between a girl and her dog. Read it however you want. No matter what your take, you won't be disappointed.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
24 Apr 2015
fresh:
White God offers a dark - very dark - take on the way humans exert authority, and superiority, over our fellow creatures.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
10 Apr 2015
rotten:
The obviousness of the message -- follow the right leader -- would be more tolerable in a less badly acted, less shoddy-looking film.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
9 Apr 2015
fresh:
A mixed-genre fable that evokes Dickensian melodrama, coming-of-age tropes and outright horror.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
9 Apr 2015
fresh:
Think "The Incredible Journey" crossed with "The Birds" crossed with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." Or maybe just imagine "Cujo" as told from the dog's point of view. Don't take grandma.