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Junkyard Dog

Junkyard Dog

20236.91h 33m

Overview

Childhood pals Dog and Mirales live in a little village in the south of France and spend their days just hanging out. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog mercilessly. But this summer is different: Dog meets Elsa and romance blossoms.

Directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand
Written by Nicolas Fleureau, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Emma Benestan
Produced by Anaïs Bertrand
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Top Cast

Anthony Bajon

Anthony Bajon

Dog

Raphaël Quenard

Raphaël Quenard

Mirales

Galatea Bellugi

Galatea Bellugi

Elsa

Dominique Reymond

Dominique Reymond

Christiane

Bernard Blancan

Bernard Blancan

Bernard

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Nathan Le Graciet

Paco

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Mélanie Martinez

Charlotte

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Mike Reilles

Dimitri

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Mathieu Amilien

Enzo

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Evelina Pitti

Madame Dufour

Themes & Keywords

friendshipmale friendshiprelationship problemsgrowing updogboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphaunted by the pasttroubled pastghosts of the pastconfronting the pastchanging the past or futuredysfunctional relationshipmale male relationshiphopeful

About Junkyard Dog

Junkyard Dog is a drama, romance, comedy film released in 2023 exploring themes of friendship, male friendship, relationship problems, growing up, dog, boyfriend girlfriend relationship. Directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand, it stars Anthony Bajon, Raphaël Quenard, Galatea Bellugi. Childhood pals Dog and Mirales live in a little village in the south of France and spend their days just hanging out. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog mercilessly. But this summer is different: Dog meets Elsa and romance blossoms.

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