The Power of the Dog (film)
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The Power of the Dog is a 2021 Western psychological drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. It is based on Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same title. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Set in Montana but shot mostly within rural Otago, the film is an international co-production among New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
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Directed by | Jane Campion |
Screenplay by | Jane Campion |
Based on | The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage |
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Cinematography | Ari Wegner |
Edited by | Peter Sciberras |
Music by | Jonny Greenwood |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $35–39 million[3] |
Box office | $417,022[4][5] |
The Power of the Dog had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2021, where Campion won the Silver Lion for Best Direction. The film had a limited theatrical release in November 2021, and was released to stream worldwide on Netflix on 1 December 2021. The Power of the Dog received acclaim from critics, who praised Campion's direction and screenplay, cinematography, score, and performances of the four leads.
It was highly regarded as one of the best films of 2021 by multiple top-ten lists and has received many accolades, including a leading 12 nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, among them Best Picture, Best Actor for Cumberbatch, Best Supporting Actor for both Plemons and Smit-McPhee, and Best Supporting Actress for Dunst. Campion won for Best Director, making the film the first to win only in that category since The Graduate (1967); its 11 losses tied the record for most in Oscars history.[6] It was named one of the best films of 2021 by the American Film Institute, and received seven nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Smit-McPhee, Best Director for Campion. It received ten nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards, winning four, including Best Picture and received eight British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Direction and Best Film.[7] It has since been cited as among the best films of the 2020s and of the 21st century.[8]