The story is set in the vast, remote Mongolian steppe and begins with the discovery of a murdered woman’s naked body [4, 12, 15].
It premiered at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival where it competed for the Golden Bear [4, 19]. It won the Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent [19].
A local herdswoman, nicknamed "Dinosaur," is sent to assist and protect the young officer from the cold and marauding wolves [4, 14, 18]. Ondog(2019)
While the film starts like a murder mystery, it quickly shifts focus to the relationship between the officer and the herdswoman, and eventually to her solitary life and the broader themes of existence [1, 15, 17]. Thematic Focus
Noted for its painterly quality and use of natural light, captured by French cinematographer Aymerick Pilarski [8, 12]. The story is set in the vast, remote
An inexperienced 18-year-old police officer is assigned to guard the crime scene overnight [4, 12, 17].
It is described as a "meditative art film" with minimal dialogue and an unhurried, non-linear narrative [5, 12, 18]. A local herdswoman, nicknamed "Dinosaur," is sent to
The narrative is less about the crime and more about "pregnancy, gestation, birth, and death" [7, 12]. This is punctuated by graphic, realistic scenes of animal husbandry, such as the slaughter of a sheep and the birth of a calf [6, 11, 18].
