DOG POUND
by Kim Chapiron
synopsis
Angel, 15 years old (recidivist): assault and auto theft. Davis, 16 years old: possession of narcotics with intent to resell. Butch, 17 years old: assault on a correctional officer. The three are taken to Enola Vale Youth Correctional Center in Montana and placed under the authority and watch of Officer Goodyear, a strict but caring guard. Butch faces the prospect of adult prison and tries to keep a low profile… until he and Davis become the subject of ruthless assaults by another inmate, Banks. Returning from solitary after they refused to rat Banks out, Butch challenges his attacker as the top dog. Like a bunch of strays locked up in the pound, the young men struggle to keep their bodies and spirits intact, but each act of violence swells ever more forcefully.
international title: | Dog Pound |
original title: | Dog Pound |
country: | France, Canada, United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Kim Chapiron |
release date: | FR 23/06/2010, UK 27/08/2010 |
screenplay: | Jérémie Delon, Kim Chapiron |
cast: | Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales, Slim Twig, Taylor Poulin, Dewshane Williams, Lawrence Bayne |
cinematography by: | André Chémétoff |
film editing: | Benjamin Weill |
art director: | Terry Quennell |
costumes designer: | Brenda McLeese |
music: | Balmorhea, K'Naan, Nikfurie (la Caution) |
producer: | Georges Bermann |
production: | Partizan Films |
backing: | Canal +, Ciné Cinéma |
distributor: | Mars Films Distribution, StudioCanal, A Contracorriente Films |