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Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff’s laid-back documentary is a slow burner but has a hypnotic charm that animal lovers in particular will find hard to resist.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The New York Times by Bilge Ebiri
The kids’ ambling chatter, the dogs’ routine of rest and play, lull us into a contemplative state, which allows us to better appreciate the mystery of existence.
75
Slant Magazine by Keith Watson
The film is a quietly radical attempt to view the world from a non-human perspective.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young
A range of camera positions, from wide landscape shots to ultra-intimate close-ups, instead allows us to appreciate the two hounds in their adopted setting of the Parque de los Reyes.
80
You don’t have to be a “dog person” to find these two irresistible, although those with a soft spot for animals may be surprised by how deeply attached they get over the course of the film.