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Dogs Don't Wear Pants

Dogs Don't Wear Pants

You take my breath away.

20196.91h 45m

Overview

A grieving heart surgeon struggling with the loss of his wife drifts through an emotionally detached life while raising his teenage daughter. His chance encounter with a dominatrix awakens feelings he thought were gone, drawing him into a dark and unconventional world where pain and desire intertwine.

Directed by J-P Valkeapää
Written by Juhana Lumme, J-P Valkeapää
Produced by Aleksi Bardy, Helen Vinogradov
Box OfficeBudget: $1.6M0

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Top Cast

Pekka Strang

Pekka Strang

Juha

Krista Kosonen

Krista Kosonen

Mona

Ilona Huhta

Ilona Huhta

Elli

Jani Volanen

Jani Volanen

Juha's Co-worker

Oona Airola

Oona Airola

Satu

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Iiris Anttila

Piercer

Ester Geislerová

Ester Geislerová

Wife

Samuel Shipway

Samuel Shipway

Moped Boy

E

Ellen Karppo

Elli 4 yrs.

A

Armands Reinis

Fisherman

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Themes & Keywords

bondagesexual obsessionfinnishdark comedysuffocationdominatrixlosslovegriefbdsmsexual dominationgirl with piercingsdark roomqueer horror

About Dogs Don't Wear Pants

Dogs Don't Wear Pants is a drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of bondage, sexual obsession, finnish, dark comedy, suffocation, dominatrix. Directed by J-P Valkeapää, it stars Pekka Strang, Krista Kosonen, Ilona Huhta. A grieving heart surgeon struggling with the loss of his wife drifts through an emotionally detached life while raising his teenage daughter. His chance encounter with a dominatrix awakens feelings he thought were gone, drawing him into a dark and unconventional world where pain and desire intertwine.

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