

Black Dog
Released from jail, Lang returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of a dog patrol tasked with clearing stray dogs before the 2008 Olympics, he bonds with a black stray. The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.
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7.1/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $4.6M
- Language
- Mandarin
- dog
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereAustin Film Festival30 Oct 2024
- TheatricalNR22 Nov 2024
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival3 Jan 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival16 Aug 2024
- Theatrical12A30 Aug 2024
- Digital / OTT1227 Jan 2025
- Physical12Blu-ray / DVD31 Mar 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival13 Jun 2024
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival11 Aug 2024
- PremiereBrisbane International Film Festival25 Oct 2024
- PremiereChinese Independent Film Foundation6 Dec 2024
- TheatricalM12 Dec 2024
- PhysicalM10 Dec 2025
CanadaCA
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival27 Sept 2024
AustriaAT
- PremiereVienna International Film Festival (Viennale)21 Oct 2024
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing Premiere12 Jun 2024
- PremiereShanghai Premiere13 Jun 2024
- Theatrical15 Jun 2024
- Digital / OTTTencent Video21 Aug 2024
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival18 May 2024
- Theatrical5 Mar 2025
- Digital / OTTCanal+20 Feb 2026
- TVCanal+ Cinéma(s)20 Feb 2026
- TVTPCiné+ Festival6 Oct 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1212 Dec 2024
- Digital / OTT1213 Apr 2025
GreeceGR
- PremiereAthens International Film Festival6 Oct 2024
- Theatrical31 Oct 2024
Hong KongHK
- PremiereSummer International Film Festival14 Aug 2024
- TheatricalIIA5 Sept 2024
IndonesiaID
- PremiereJakarta World Cinema22 Sept 2024
- PremiereJogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival6 Dec 2024
- Digital / OTTKlikFilm8 Dec 2024
IrelandIE
- Theatrical12A30 Aug 2024
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Black Dog was released on 15 June 2024.
Audience reviews
2- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/1/2024
"Lang" (Eddie Peng) has returned to his hometown after a term in prison. We learn a little more about the causes of that and of his distant relationship with his zoo-keeping father as the story develops, as well as discovering that he once was one of the place's more famous citizens being in a popular local band. With the Beijing Olympiad (2008) looming large, there is quite an emphasis for the government on tarting …
- B7/10
Brent Marchant
4/1/2025
Many films about the special relationship between man and his four-legged best friend have been made over the years, and it’s a formula that nearly always manages to please. So it is with the latest offering from writer-director Guan Hu, the story of a former inmate who’s been paroled to his hometown on the fringe of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China after 10 years in prison for a manslaughter conviction, an inci…
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