Cala, My Dog!

Cala, My Dog!

Dec 3, '05 12:35 PM by miow-miow3 for everyone

Celestial Movies (Ch 61)

A lower-middle class man goes to great lengths to reclaim his pet dog, an act that's symbolic of his need to love and to take care of a companion. An outstanding movie starring Mainland Chinese actor Ge You. Director : Lu Xue Chang Cast : Ge You; Ding Jia Li; Xia Yu 卡拉是条狗 影片虽描述人寻狗的故事，实际上是描写"人"的内心，由中国著名制作人冯小刚监制联同中国首席导演路学长诚意制作，中国影帝葛优精彩演出一中下阶层的工人，将其自我探索的过程刻划得淋漓尽致。 导演 : 路学长

It is 1995 and China has instituted a 'One Dog Per Family' policy that is strictly enforced. Dog owners without special pet permits are subject to having their furry friends seized from them - the fate of their animals being death if the owner cannot come up with payment. Needless to say, the price of the permit is so high that the average family would not be able to afford it. Not surprisingly, many families hide their dogs from authorities and walk them late at night. When the police raid a local midnight dog spot, one family loses their dog and is forced to find a creative way to get it back within 18 hours, or else...

Director: Lu Xuechang
Cast: Ge You, Ding Jiali, Xia Lu, Li Bin, Li Min

1DVD in Mandarin

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Cala, My Dog
(Kala shi tiao gou)
(China, 2003)

Lu Xuechang, "Cala, My Dog" (2003)

"Cala, My Dog!" is a philosophical tale reflecting the extraordinary struggle of an ordinary worker to reclaim his pet, his family....and himself, often in conflict with the police. In "Cala, My Dog!", Ge You has come out of his usual role in comedy movies and played an anxious low-income worker in search of his dignity and manhood.

Produced by the award-winning producer and China's No. 1 box office director Feng Xiaogang ("Big Shot's Funeral", "Be There Or Be Square", "Sigh"), the film is directed by the promising young film talent, Lu XueChang ("The Making of Steel", "A Lingering Face"). The cast includes internationally acclaimed award-winning actor, Ge You. As the Best Actor of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, and three-time winner of China's One Hundred Flowers Best Actor Award, Ge You has worked with the mainland's most respected filmmakers in numerous acclaimed features that have been widely embraced by audiences worldwide, including "To Live", "Be There or Be Square"(1999), and "Big Shot's Funeral" (2001). The other known actors include Ding JiaLi and Li Bin, who won the Best New Talent Award at the 51st Berlin Film Festival.