BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE

Saturday, March 5th, 17:00, J.A De Sève Concordia
BONG Joon-ho, Korea, 2000, 106min, Korean with English subtitles

Synopsis
In a peaceful middle-class apartment, part-time lecturer Yoon-ju is hypersensitive to a dog's barking coming from somewhere in the apartment building. In attempts to find the source, he puts his ear to the floor or listens carefully to the sounds from the ceiling. Then one day he discovers a puppy standing in front of his neighbour's door. Convinced that it is the culprit that has been bothering him, he dognaps the puppy and imprisons it. Meanwhile, the apartment custodian searches for the puppy with its young owner. Satisfied of being rid of the dog, Yoon-ju returns to his apartment, only to hear barking again. He rushes to the basement; the puppy is nowhere to be found.

Bio
BONG graduated from the Korean Academy of Film Arts. He wrote and directed, Barking Dogs Never Bite that won a Fipresci Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in 2001. In 2006 his film, The Host, was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. He took part in the omnibus film, 'Tokyo!' which was selected for the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes Film Festival in 2008.

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