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Year of the Dog

Country: Canada, Language: English, 97 mins

  • Director: Mike White
  • Writer: Mike White
  • Producer: Dede Gardner; Ben LeClair

CGiii Comment

The message is obsession...brought to the unsuspecting susceptible...by a hypocritical gay-celibate-animal-activist-vegan.

Even innocuous obsession can be totally destructive - or, indeed, can open up lives.

This is not a pro-animal film, it's a self-realisation story of potential.

A gem of a film, finely crafted.


Trailer...

 

The(ir) Blurb...

Peggy is single, childless, in her 40s, a lonely executive assistant in a friendly office. Her dog Pencil is the love of her life, and when he dies after eating some sort of toxin, Peggy's life spins out of her control: a friendly neighbor invites her for dinner; a friendly staff member at her vet's calls with an abused dog he recommends she adopt - she does, and also finds herself attracted to this fellow. She becomes a vegan, supports animal-rights causes, and embroils her brother's young children in these concerns. Saving dogs and other animals become such a passion that her mental health and her job may be in danger. Are regaining control and finding love beyond her reach?

Cast & Characters

Molly Shannon as Peggy;
Laura Dern as Bret;
Regina King as Layla;
Thomas McCarthy as Pier;
Josh Pais as Robin;
John C. Reilly as Al;
Peter Sarsgaard as Newt;
Amy Schlagel as Lissie;
Zoe Schlagel as Lissie;
Dale Godboldo as Don;
Inara George as Holly;
Liza Weil as Trishelle;
Jon Shere as Pound Employee;
Christy Moore as Al's Girlfriend;
Audrey Wasilewski as Audrey