Barking Island
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Barking Island

5.7 / 10 2010 15mNR French
HistoryAnimationDrama

Storyline

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1910. There are too many stray dogs on the streets, so the government decides to deport thousands of them on a desert island, off the coast of the city.

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Serge Avédikian's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Barking Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker