The City and the Dogs

The City and the Dogs (1985)

La ciudad y los perros

Why are you staring at me cadet? You want my picture on my bare ass or what?

Four angry cadets have formed an inner circle in an attempt to beat the system and ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy, set off a chain of events that starts with a theft and leads to murder.

Date of release
1985-07-18
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (57)
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Drama
Director
Francisco J. Lombardi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Time of the Hero
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The City and the Dogs is a 1985 Peruvian drama film directed by Francisco José Lombardi. It is based on The Time of the Hero, a 1963 novel by Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, which tells the story of a group of young military cadets at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima.

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