White Dog

White Dog

2022 · 96 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

As the country explodes under racial tensions after the assassination of Martin Luther King, writer Romain Gary, humanist and animal lover, and his wife, star Jean Seberg, civil rights activist, welcome an abandoned dog into their home, trained to jump at the mouths of blacks: a White Dog.

Directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette · Written by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette

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