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Chó
- Jon Shaivitz
- Unrepped
- Available
- Thriller
- Drama
- Scouted
- 76.8
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A homeless, lonely Vietnamese boy meets and befriends an abandoned dog. After the dog is abducted and sent to a butcher to be prepared for a dinner gathering, the boy races against time to save his one and only friend and companion.
In his home of inner city Hanoi, a lonely twelve-year-old boy who lives in poverty finds companionship with a stray dog he frees from captivity. After the dog is stolen to be sold in the city’s ruthless dog meat trade, the boy endeavors to save the dog and embarks on a journey through the city’s criminal underworld.
A homeless street kid in Vietnam comes upon an abused dog that follows the boy. When the dog is kidnapped by thugs intent on selling it to butchers running the illegal dog meat trade, the boy is forced to mine the underworld, fending off deadly threats and escaping capture in an effort to save his best friend from impending slaughter.
Film
Independent (avant-garde), Crime, Drama, Coming of Age, Animal Lead, Dark, Kidnap, Rescue, Urban, Asian Theme, Troubled Youth, Feel Good/Uplifting, Foreign Locale, Survival, Chase, Escape, Friends/Friendship, Heartwarming, Suspenseful, Violence/Violent
90
R
Low
M
Asian / Pacific Islander
13
Fit
Shiloh, War Horse, Eight Below, Finding Nemo
Present, Several Days
100% Vietnamese City including several homeless shelters, a juvenile dormitory, a police station, a butcher shop, a restaurant, a mansion, a motel room, a small house, a van, a police car, alleys, and city streets
HÀO PHAN (12) goes home to his drug-addicted father, LINH PHAN (41). Later, Hao gets harassed by some TEEN BOYS (16). Hao tries to find shelter, but they are all full. A MAN (50s) offers Hao shelter.
After three KIDS, two BOYS (13) and a GIRL (13), reject Hao, he finds PHU QUOC RIDGEBACK, a dog at an abandoned house. Hao gets his bike fixed by SHOP OWNER (50s). Later, Hao goes back to free the dog, but the dog doesn’t want to leave Hao’s side.
As they spend time together, Quy begins to protect Hao as well as provide a source of money. SHELTER WORKER (40s) tells Hao he can’t bring the dog in with him, so Hao leaves. Later, two STERN MEN (40s) dog-nap Quy. They leave behind a lighter that says: “Legend Beer.”
Hao goes to the Legend Beer and runs into GREEN JACKET, who stole his dog. Green Jacket beats Hao up and leaves him there. Hao goes to SANG (?) to get drugs to bribe QUÂN NGUYEN (30s) into helping him get Quy back.
Hao talks to VAN LE (40s), who won’t tell him where he sells the dogs. Hao follows Van and sees a...
After three KIDS, two BOYS (13) and a GIRL (13), reject Hao, he finds PHU QUOC RIDGEBACK, a dog at an abandoned house. Hao gets his bike fixed by SHOP OWNER (50s). Later, Hao goes back to free the dog, but the dog doesn’t want to leave Hao’s side.
As they spend time together, Quy begins to protect Hao as well as provide a source of money. SHELTER WORKER (40s) tells Hao he can’t bring the dog in with him, so Hao leaves. Later, two STERN MEN (40s) dog-nap Quy. They leave behind a lighter that says: “Legend Beer.”
Hao goes to the Legend Beer and runs into GREEN JACKET, who stole his dog. Green Jacket beats Hao up and leaves him there. Hao goes to SANG (?) to get drugs to bribe QUÂN NGUYEN (30s) into helping him get Quy back.
Hao talks to VAN LE (40s), who won’t tell him where he sells the dogs. Hao follows Van and sees a...