The Dog Thief
World Premiere

The Dog Thief

International Narrative Competition
Feature | Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, France, Italy | 90 MINUTES | Spanish | English subtitles
Drama, Latinx/Latin American

Set in the Bolivian capital of La Paz, The Dog Thief centers on young teenager Martin, a shoeshine boy working on the city streets. While he has a room in a large, old house courtesy of his late mother’s close friend, he is an orphan with few friends and fewer avenues to support himself. But hope exists in the form of Martin’s best client, Mr. Novoa, a lonely tailer whose sole friend is Astor, a beautiful German Shepherd he cares for like a son. Initially motivated by a possible reward, Martin steals Astor. But as Martin and Mr. Novoa spend more time together, a bond develops that neither anticipates.

With shades of Italian Neorealism for inspiration, writer-director Vinko Tomicic’s beautifully shot film is so grounded and immersive that La Paz feels like a main character all its own. Featuring touching, emotionally honest performances from Franklin Aro and Alfredo Castro, the film eschews easy narrative beats to elevate the inherent tension, instead allowing interpersonal dynamics to slowly turn up the temperature for each character. The Dog Thief is an attention-grabbing statement from an exciting new voice in South American cinema.––Jason Gutierrez


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Vinko Tomicic
Director
Vinko Tomičić Salinas
Producer
Álvaro Manzano Zambrana, Gabriela Maire, Edher Campos
Screenwriter
Vinko Tomičić Salinas
Cinematographer
Sergio Armstrong
Composer
Wissam Hojeij
Editor
Urzula Barba Hopfner
Production Designer
Valeria Wilde Monasterios
Executive Producer
Alvaro Manzano Zambrana, Edher Campos, Gabriela Maire, Vinko Tomicic, Matias De Bourguignon
Associate Producer
Luis Kushner, Alvaro Sánchez-Bravo
Co-Producer
Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi, Pavel Quevedo, Francesca Van Der Staay, Mario Mazzarotto
Sound Design
Federico Moreira
Cast
Alfredo Castro, Franklin Aro, Teresa Ruiz, María Luque, Julio César Altamirano, Ninón Dávalos

Contacts
Print Source
Álvaro Manzano Zambrana
Color Monster
La Paz, Phone: +56 982225724
alvaro@colormonster.tv
Press Contact
Denise Sinelov
required viewing
New York, New York 10014
denise@requiredviewing.net
International Sales Contact
Jennyfer Gautier
LUXBOX
Paris, 75011
Phone: +33 1 71 37 99 34
jennyfer@luxboxfilms.com
US Sales Contact
Jennyfer Gautier
LUXBOX
Paris, 75011
Phone: +33 1 71 37 99 34
jennyfer@luxboxfilms.com
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