Ondog(2019)

An inexperienced 18-year-old police officer is assigned to guard the crime scene overnight [4, 12, 17].

A local herdswoman, nicknamed "Dinosaur," is sent to assist and protect the young officer from the cold and marauding wolves [4, 14, 18]. Ondog(2019)

The film highlights the collision between ancient lifestyles and modern technology, showing characters using smartphones, home pregnancy tests, and listening to Elvis Presley while living in yurts and riding camels [8, 11, 16]. An inexperienced 18-year-old police officer is assigned to

It premiered at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival where it competed for the Golden Bear [4, 19]. It won the Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent [19]. It premiered at the 2019 Berlin International Film

The narrative is less about the crime and more about "pregnancy, gestation, birth, and death" [7, 12]. This is punctuated by graphic, realistic scenes of animal husbandry, such as the slaughter of a sheep and the birth of a calf [6, 11, 18].

While the film starts like a murder mystery, it quickly shifts focus to the relationship between the officer and the herdswoman, and eventually to her solitary life and the broader themes of existence [1, 15, 17]. Thematic Focus