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Original name: Le Procès du Chien
English name: Dog on Trial
Year: 2024
Run time: 80 minutes
Language: French
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: Switzerland, France
Director: Laetitia Dosch
Producer: Lionel Baier, Agnieszka Ramu, Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe
Cast: Laetitia Dosch, François Damiens, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Anne Dorval, Anabela Moreira
Screenplay: Laetitia Dosch, Anne Sophie Bailly
Cinematographer: Alexis Kavyrchine
Editor: Suzana Pedro, Isabelle Devinck
Sound Designer: Xavier Lavorel, Vuk Vukmanovic, Raphaël Sohier, Maxence Ciekawy
Music Composer: David Sztanke
Costume Designer: Isa Boucharlat
Production Designer: Anne-Carmen Vuilleumier
Production Company: Bande À Part Films
World Sales: mk2 Films
Dosch is a French actress known for her roles in Justine Triet′s Age of Panic (2013) and Jeune Femme (2017), which won the Caméra d′Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Her other notable works include A Simple Passion (2021), Employee of the Month (2022), and A Little Lesson in Love (2022). She also conceived and produced a performance duo with her horse titled Hate (2018). The director's debut feature, Dog on Trial, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
April, an independently minded lawyer known for taking on lost causes, resolves to secure a victory in her next case. However, when Dariuch, another seemingly hopeless client, asks her to defend his faithful canine companion, Cosmos, April is unable to resist. She dives into the absurdity of defending a canine client, confronting not only the legal system but also advocating for both women’s and animal rights. A lively and at times comical court case unfolds – where a dog’s life hangs in the balance.
