Dioses y perros

{{Infobox film

| image = Dioses y perros poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = {{ubl|David Marqués|Rafael Montesinos}}

| producer = Kiko Martínez

| screenplay = {{ubl|David Marqués|Rafael Calatayud Cano}}

| based_on = {{Based on|a story|Jaime Martínez Balmaseda}}

| studio = Nadie es Perfecto PC

| cinematography = Eva Díaz

| editing = Jota Aronak

| music = Mario de Benito

| language = Spanish

| country = Spain

| distributor = Festival Films

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|03|25|Málaga|2014|10|10|Spain}}

| starring = {{ubl|Hugo Silva|Megan Montaner|Juan Codina|Enrique Arce|Elio González|Miriam Benoit|Lucía Álvarez}}

}}

Dioses y perros ({{translation|'Gods and Dogs'}}) is a 2014 Spanish drama film directed by David Marqués and Rafael Montesinos. It stars Hugo Silva and Megan Montaner.

Plot

A drama tinged with black humor elements, the plot tracks the plight of Pasca, a man from Vallecas working as a boxing sparring and also taking care of his younger brother Toni. Pasca develops a relation with Adela, a lively young teacher and newcomer to the neighborhood.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Hugo Silva as Pasca{{Cite web|url=https://www.granadahoy.com/ocio/Hablar-hablar_0_792221341.html|first=Pablo A.|last=Valdivia|date=26 March 2014|website=Granada Hoy|title=Hablar por hablar}}
Megan Montaner as Adela
Juan Codina as Fonsi
Enrique Arce as Colomo
{{ill|Elio González|es}} as Toni{{Cite web|url=https://www.bekia.es/cine/noticias/hugo-silva-presenta-dioses-perros-madrid-londres-mary-ruiz/|website=Bekia|title=Hugo Silva presenta 'Dioses y Perros' en Madrid tras haber estado en Londres con Mary Ruiz|date=6 October 2014}}
{{ill|Miriam Benoit|es}}
Lucía Álvarez
{{ill|Ricard Sales|es}}
Víctor Palmero

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Production

The screenplay is based on a story by Jaime Martínez Balmaseda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/dioses-perros-historia-dolor-redencion_1_4594139.html|website=eldiario.es|date=11 October 2014|title=‘Dioses y perros’, una historia de dolor y redención|first=Alberto|last=Úbeda-Portugués}} It was penned by David Marqués and Rafael Calatayud Cano. Dioses y perros is a Nadie es Perfecto PC production,{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/dioses-y-perros/|access-date=7 July 2022|title=Dioses y perros|website=premiosgoya.com|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España}} and it had support from ICAA, IVAC, Canal Nou and Audiovisual SGR.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/dioses-y-perros/|website=Audiovisual451|title=David Marqués: «He aplicado la táctica del cine guerrilla, me he adaptado al presupuesto desde el guión»|date=25 March 2014}} Filming wrapped on 4 October 2013. Shooting locations included Valencia and Madrid.{{Cite web|url=http://epoca1.valenciaplaza.com/ver/140695/dioses-perros-cine-valenciano.html|website=culturplaza.com|title='Dioses y perros': una metáfora sobre la crisis a caballo entre Madrid y Valencia|date=10 October 2014}}

Release

The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival on 25 March 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariosur.es/festival-malaga/noticias/dioses-perros-historia-redencion-201403251441.html|website=Diario Sur|first=Alejandro|last=Díaz del Pino|title='Dioses y perros', "una historia de redención" con forma de 'road movie'}} Distributed by Festival Films,{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/dioses-y-perros-estreno-en-cines-10-de-octubre/|website=Audiovisual451|title=‘Dioses y perros’ – estreno en cines 10 de octubre|date=6 October 2014}} it was theatrically released in Spain on 10 October 2014.

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that the film simply "dives into the shit of its characters" to bring some humor, gaining in originality with the romantic plot pertaining Megan Montaner, who performs a "credible" posh woman from Cantabria. Summing it up, Bermejo underscored the film to be a "tragicomedy with punch".{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/dioses-y-perros-24438/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|title=Dioses y perros|date=22 October 2014|first=Andrea G.|last=Bermejo}}

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas also rated it 3 out of 5 stars, considering that, despite seemingly having everything it takes to be a small masterpiece, the film "does not quite come together because of an ending that is not only predictable, but also very improvable".{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a535145/dioses-y-perros/|website=Fotogramas|first=Mirito|last=Torreiro|date=19 March 2014|title=Dioses y perros. Para fans de Mr. Silva y amantes del cine negro}}