Barking Dogs Never Bite

Directed by Bong Joon-ho (봉준호)

Written by • Bong Joon-ho (봉준호) • Son Tae-woong (손태웅)

108min | Release date in South Korea: 2000/02/19

Synopsis
In a peaceful middle-class apartment, part-time lecturer Yoon-ju is becoming hyper-sensitive to a dog’s barking coming from somewhere in the apartment. In attempts to find the source, he puts his ear to the floor or listens carefully to the sounds from the ceiling. Then one day, returning from his recycling ritual, he discovers a puppy standing in front of his neighbor’s door. Convinced that it is the culprit that has been bothering him, he dognaps the puppy and imprisons it in the basement. Meanwhile, the apartment custodian Hyun-nam searches for the puppy with its young owner. Satisfied of being rid of the dog, Yoon-ju returns to his apartment only to hear barking again. He rushes to the basement, but the puppy is nowhere to be found…

Festivals
Cleveland International Film Festival
Paris Cinema International Film Festival (2006)
Cinema Novo Festival (2002)
Melbourne International Film Festival (2001)
Melbourne International Film Festival (2001)
Shanghai International Film Festival (2001)
Brisbane International Film Festival (2001)
Cinemanila International Film Festival (2001)
Focus on Asia－Fukuoka International Film Festival (2001)
Fantasia International Film Festival (2001)
Singapore International Film Festival (2001)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2001)
Seattle International Film Festival (2001)
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (2001)
Slamdance Film Festival (2001)
International Film Festival Rotterdam (2001)
Hong Kong International Film Festival (2001)
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (2001)
Vancouver International Film Festival (2000)
Donostia San Sebastian International Film Festival (2000)
BFI London Film Festival (2000)

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