A boy and his dog? No — this dog would DIE for this kid, and vice versa.
A film about a boy who is protective of a runaway dog and the dog, who is protective of the boy.
Acting
Aleš Košnar's raw, unsentimental child performance.
Cinematography
Lush Moravian landscapes that breathe with the story.
Direction
Weiss refuses to Hollywood-ize the hardship.
Director
Jiří Weiss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jiří Weiss was a Jewish director who survived Theresienstadt and Auschwitz; his postwar children's films carry unspoken weight of loss and found sanctuary.
The dog playing Punta was a local stray discovered on set — crew adopted him after wrap.
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