The City and the Dogs

"Why are you staring at me cadet? You want my picture on my bare ass or what?"

1985 2h 15m ES

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7.9

BANGER

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7.4

IMDB

★7.9TMDB · 56★7.4IMDB · 705

Drama

Synopsis

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Four angry cadets have formed an inner circle in an attempt to beat the system and ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy, set off a chain of events that starts with a theft and leads to murder.

“Why are you staring at me cadet? You want my picture on my bare ass or what?”

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Cast

Gustavo Bueno
Lt. Gamboa / Teniente Gamboa
Pablo Serra
The Poet / El Poeta, cadete Alberto Fernández
Luis Álvarez
El Coronel
Juan Manuel Ochoa
The Jaguar / El Jaguar
Eduardo Adrianzén
The Slave / El Esclavo
Liliana Navarro
Teresa
Miguel Iza
Arrospide
Aristóteles Picho
The Snake / Boa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Francisco J. Lombardi
Writers: José Watanabe
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Peru

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Augusto Tamayo San Román shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Gustavo Bueno and Pablo Serra and Luis Álvarez carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Why are you staring at me cadet? You want my picture on my bare ass or what?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085345 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Francisco J. Lombardi directs. Augusto Tamayo San Román cuts. Produced in Peru. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Augusto Tamayo San Román shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gustavo Bueno and Pablo Serra and Luis Álvarez carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Why are you staring at me cadet? You want my picture on my bare ass or what?".
7IMDB entry: tt0085345 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.