🎬 Join us for a screening of Chien de la casse (Junkyard Dog) - a gritty and quietly powerful French drama exploring friendship, masculinity, and emotional repression in a small town in France.
The plot 👉 In a sleepy village in the South of France, Dog and Mirales have been inseparable since childhood. Their bond is strong but also marked by teasing and power games - until a new arrival, Elsa, disrupts the dynamic. As Dog starts to drift toward this budding romance, Mirales is left grappling with jealousy, vulnerability, and the fear of being left behind.
The trailer 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCv83D3CQOY
Chien de la casse is a nuanced and touching debut feature by Jean-Baptiste Durand - a subtle portrait of male friendship, emotional fragility, and the unspoken tensions of rural life.
This film is rated R13 – Restricted to persons 13 years and over (Violence, offensive language, drug use & sex scenes).
📅 Friday, 05 September 2025 - 6pm
📍 Alliance Française, 78 Victoria Street, Wellington
🎥 French VO with English Subtitles
🎟️ Free entry, Koha donation
