Stray Dogs
By Tsai Ming Liang
Country: Taiwan, France
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Original title: Jiao You
Casting: Lee Kang Sheng, Lu Yi Ching, Lee Yi Cheng, Lee Yi Chieh, Chen Shiang Chyi, Chen Chao Rong
Production year: 2013
Runtime: 02h18
Production company: Homegreen Films, Jba Production
A father and his two children wander the margins of modern day Taipei, from the woods and rivers of the outskirts to the rain streaked streets of the city. By day the father scrapes out a meager income as a human billboard for luxury apartments, while his young son and daughter roam the supermarkets and malls surviving off free food samples. Each night the family takes shelter in an abandoned building. The father is strangely affected by a hypnotic mural adorning the wall of this makeshift home. On the day of the father’s birthday the family is joined by a woman – might she be the key to unlocking the buried emotions that linger from the past ?
Venise IFF 2013 – Official Competition – Grand Jury Prize
Toronto IFF 2013 – Wavelengths Programme
Vancouver IFF 2013
Filmfest Hamburg 2013
New York IFF 2013
Busan IFF 2013
FIC Vladivia IFF 2013
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal 2013
Chicago IFF 2013
Mumbai IFF 2013
Sao Paulo IFF 2013
Bergen IFF 2013
Viennale IFF 2013
Taipei Golden Horse FF 2013 – Best Director & Best Actor Awards
Stockholm IFF 2013
Seville IFF 2013 – Best Director Award
Kolkata IFF 2013
Brisbane IFF 2013
Tallin Black Nights FF 2013 – Special Jury Prize
Goa IFF 2013
Tokyo Filmex IFF 2013
Kerala IFF 2013
Dubai IFF 2013 – Best Director Award in the Muhr AsiaAfrica Section
Chennai IFF 2013
Black Movie IFF 2014
Deauville Asian FF 2014
Helsinki Cine Aasia 2014
Vilnius IFF 2014
Bafici IFF 2014
CPH-PIX 2014
Istanbul IFF 2014
« A dazzling fire. » - Libération
« Overwhelms by its hypnotic beauty. » - Le Monde
