A normal little life. . . I watched Chien de la casse (2023) in the original with subtitles. Bright directorial debut of Jean Baptiste Durand! On February 20, 2024, the online festival of French cinema MyFrenchFilmFestival was summed up, the Chain Dog deservedly received the first prize.
This intense psychological drama about the aimless life of two guys living in a small town and friendly since childhood, it is unbearably difficult to watch because of the sense of documentary what is happening.
One seems calm, poised, shy, but perhaps just dumb. The other is an explosive, surprisingly well-read (he has a secondary special education as a cook, but constantly quotes philosophers and is ready to discuss Hesse’s work), clings to everyone and in general an extremely unpleasant type, but he is a faithful friend, and, despite the offense, rushes to the help of the quiet in a dangerous situation at the first call.
The unbearable atmosphere of the deaf French province differs from the Russian hinterland only in landscapes and architecture - the problems are the same.
An unbeatable plot, a beautiful play of young actors.
7 out of 10
I recommend it, but only for lovers of slow talk dramas.