Beauty and the Dogs

{{Infobox film

| name = Beauty and the Dogs

| image = Beauty and the Dogs.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Kaouther Ben Hania

| producer = Mohamed Habib Attia
Nadim Cheikhrouha

| based_on = {{Based on|Coupable d'avoir été violée|Meriem Ben Mohamed|Ava Djamshidi}}

| writer = Kaouther Ben Hania

| starring =

| music = Amine Bouhafa

| cinematography = Johan Holmquist

| editing = Nadia Ben Rachid

| studio = Cinétéléfilms
Tanit Films
Laika Film & Television
Film i Väst
Schortcut Films
Integral Film
Chimney

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2017|5|19|Cannes|2017|10|18|France|df=yes}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Tunisia
France
Sweden
Lebanon
Norway

| language = Arabic

}}

Beauty and the Dogs ({{langx|ar|على كف عفريت||lit=In the Palm of a Devil|translit=ʿAlā kaff ʿifrīt}}) is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/actualites/articles/the-2017-official-selection |title=The 2017 Official Selection |date=13 April 2017 |publisher=Cannes Film Festival |access-date=13 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/cannes-2017-lineup-list-film-festival-schedule-1201804813/ |title=2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More |work=IndieWire |publisher=Penske Business Media |last=Winfrey |first=Graham |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=13 April 2017}} It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards,{{cite web |url=http://www.webdo.tn/2018/09/16/oscars-2019-le-film-tunisien-la-belle-et-la-meute-de-kaouther-ben-hania-representera-la-tunisie-a-la-preselection/ |title=Oscars 2019 – Le film "La belle et la meute" de Kaouther Ben Hania représentera la Tunisie à la présélection |last=Neila |first=Driss |work=Tunis Webdo |date=16 September 2018 |access-date=16 September 2018}} but was not nominated.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-tunisia-selects-beauty-dogs-foreign-language-category-1145416 |title=Oscars: Tunisia Selects 'Beauty and the Dogs' for Foreign-Language Category |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Vladimir |last=Kozlov |date=19 September 2018 |access-date=19 September 2018}}

Plot

A young Tunisian woman is raped by police officers and seeks assistance in hospitals and police stations to register their crime while she is still under shock from the attack. She encounters indifference, hostility, bureaucratic impediments and some assistance from the various individuals that she interacts with. In the final scene, several police officers seek to intimidate the victim until one of the officers breaks from the group and encourages the victim to move ahead with her complaint. Based on a true story.