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The Dog Thief

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Original title

El ladrón de perrosaka

AKA

Perros

Year

2024

Running time

90 min.

Country

Bolivia

Director

Vinko Tomicic

Screenwriter

Vinko Tomicic. Story: Samm Haillay

Cast

Music

Wissam Hojeij

Cinematography

Sergio Armstrong

Producer

Co-production Bolivia-Chile-Mexico-France-Italy;

Color Monster, Zafiro Cinema, Calamar Cine, Easy Riders Films, Jirafa, Machete Producciones, Aguacero Cine

Genre

Drama | Dogs/Wolves. Heist Film

Synopsis

Martin, a young orphan who works as a shoeshine boy on the streets of La Paz, Bolivia, decides to steal the dog of his best customer, a lonely tailor whom he has begun to imagine as his father.

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Awards: 2025: Platino Awards - Ibero-America Films: Best First Work. 2 nominations

2024: Pedro Sienna Awards (Chile): 2 awards. 4 nominations

2024: Mar del Plata International Film Festival: Best Latin-American Film - Special Mention. 2 nominations

2025: Malaga Film Festival: Best Latin American Film. 2 nominations

2024: Forqué Awards: nominated to Best Latin American Film.

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Critics' reviews

"Tomičic Salinas’ script meanders, but never aimlessly (...) The art direction by Valeria Wilde Monasterios also brings a lovely level of detail to the film world’s minutiae"

Olivia Popp: Cineuropa

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