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HUNGER DOGS

Four stories portray the human being and his existential dramas. Bruno's life turns upside down when he is forced to care for his newborn son since Helena his wife is suffering from postpartum depression. Ronaldo, a 56-year-old man, receives word of a terminal illness as he prepares to receive his 80-year-old mother and try to tell her about his life. Marta, a 17-year-old out-of-weight teenager, has been plagued by the dictatorship of feminine beauty and secretly prostitutes herself to raise money for stomach reduction. While nurse Jorge knows Ana, they fall in love and end up having an extreme relationship that culminates in an unwanted pregnancy. The stories reveal the fragility of the human being in the midst of social relations.

  • Beto Oliveira
    Director
  • Beto Oliveira
    Writer
  • Beto Oliveira
    Executive Producer
  • Mel Lisboa
    Actor
  • Pedro Monteiro
    Actor
  • João Vitti
    Actor
  • Mariah Teixeira
    Actor
  • Amélia Bittencourt
    Actor
  • Bernardo Barreto
    Actor
  • Marina Rigueira
    Actor
  • Carolina Splendore
    Actor
  • Beto Oliveira
    Producer
  • Calleb Giangrossi
    Producer
  • Marcos Rogerio de Sousa
    Cinematographer
  • Kit Menezes
    Art Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    CÃES FAMINTOS
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 10, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The World Festival of Emerging Cinema
    St Augustine
    Trinidad and Tobago
    December 13, 2018
    World Premiere
  • CANADA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    Montreal
    Canada
    February 16, 2019
    North America Premiere
  • NukhuFest
    New York, NY
    United States
    December 29, 2018
    North America Premiere
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions

    United States
    February 24, 2019
Director Biography - Beto Oliveira

Hunger Dogs (BRA, Fic.,110min.,2017)
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PLACE (BRA, Doc.,17min., 2016)
Subversive ( BRA, Fic., 20min.,2012)
Good Movies are about Love (BRA, Fic., 20min., 2011)

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Director Statement

It's a great honor to be able to present this movie!

The movie is not sweet, not even pleasant, but is necessary.

It presents the drama of ordinary people, who are all around us, but whom we can not see. It's a sad movie about loneliness, fears, depression, and humanity.

A mix of Paul Haggis's "Crash" and Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia". I truly hope you have never been through one of these situations!