Lawn Dogs - Secret Friends

Movie
German title	Lawn Dogs - Secret Friends
Original title	Lawn Dogs
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	John Duigan
script	Naomi Wallace
production	Duncan Kenworthy
music	Trevor Jones
camera	Elliot Davis
cut	Humphrey Dixon
occupation
Mischa Barton : Devon Stockard Sam Rockwell : Trent Christopher McDonald : Morten Stockard Kathleen Quinlan : Clare Stockard Miles Meehan : Billy Bruce McGil : Nash David Barry Gray : Brett Eric Mabius : Sean Torrance Angie Harmon : Pamela (Pam) Gregory José Orlando Araque : The Postman Salvador Beth Grant : Trent's mother Tom Aldredge : Trent's father

Lawn Dogs is a British film directed by John Duigan and shot in the USA in 1997.

action

Ten-year-old Devon with heart disease is growing up in a sheltered American suburb, where everything shines and is flawless at first glance. The front gardens are freshly mowed, which Trent, a young man from a poor background, takes care of. Devon and Trent become friends. Trent hides the friendship with the girl from the residents of the settlement because he fears further discrimination. Devon is also aware of the suspicion and distrust of suburban citizens.

On their last outing together, Trent hits a dog. This is so badly injured that Trent kills him. Disappointed by this brutality, Devon tells her parents about the friendship with Trent that has now ended. Devon's father and other residents of the settlement find Trent and beat him up. Devon shoots one of the attackers fearing for Trent's life. Trent fears that he will be charged with the crime and flees. Devon tells how a fairytale hero protects himself from the pursuit of a witch. This is highlighted with corresponding pictures of Trent's escape.

criticism

Lexicon of international film : A romantic outsider comedy that develops a largely original portrait of a (bourgeois) bourgeois society in a dreamlike, securely developed balance of fairy tales, thriller and comedy, which tries to hide its own coldness behind its superficial propriety. The actors and the imaginative camera work are also impressive.

Awards

• Golden Raven for John Duigan, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , 1998
• Best Actor , Sam Rockwell , Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya , 1998
• Best Screenplay , Naomi Wallace, Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, 1998
• Best Actor , Sam Rockwell , Montréal World Film Festival , 1997
• Audience Award for Best Film at the Stockholm International Film Festival , 1997 and the Athens Film Festival 1997.

Web links

• Lawn Dogs - Lawn Dogs in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lawn Dogs - Secret Friends. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 1, 2017 .