Monday, 4 November 2013

THE JAPANESE DOG (Romania/85’/2013)

‘Pleasant’


Been a victim of natural disaster, have came across someone who has seen a flood and lost their close ones? Well, The Japanese Dog, directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, is a story of an old man and his village, which went through a flood in Romania outskirts, taking away everything from them. The old man, Costache (Victor Rebengiuc), is a very strong person who hides his sorrows and does his work alone without expecting or accepting sympathy from anyone for free. Things chance when his son Ticu with his Japanese wife and Costache's grandson arrives for a couple of days.


Well acted by Victor Rebengiuc, the story majorly revolves around him. We only get to see the soft side, the joyous side, when his grandson arrives. The film’s narrative is fine. It is pleasant and humorous at times. Good use of the location, which gives the film a fine look. Other than this, the film certainly lacks a depth, being a good, simple, plain story and fine acting by Victor Rebengiuc it has nothing much to offer.

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