Sundance

WHITE GOD

Receives North American Premiere at 2015 Sundance Film Festival

Opens Nationally in April

Magnolia Pictures is pleased to present Kornél Mundruczó's WHITE GOD, soon to receive its North American premiere in the Spotlight section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. This staggering vision of dogs driven to rise up against their human masters was a sensation at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Un Certain Regard prize. It will open in New York on March 27, with a national rollout to follow in April.

When 13-year-old Lili (Zsófia Psotta) is forced to give up her beloved dog Hagen because its mixed-breed heritage is deemed "undesirable" by the State, she and the dog begin a dangerous journey back toward each other. The series of events that follows leads to a full-scale canine uprising in a film that blends a coming-of-age narrative, political allegory and rousing revenge tale. Filmed with a cast of over 200 dogs, thrills run the gamut, from scenes of Hagen bonding with fellow street mutts to dramatic chase sequences as the dogs tear through the city in this one-of-a-kind adventure.

Director Kornél Mundruczó, canine star "Bodie" and dog trainer Teresa Ann Miller will be attending Sundance and will be available for interviews. Contact Rob Scheer or Susan Norget at rob@norget.com / susan@norget.com.

"A fierce and beautiful Hungarian parable about a girl, her dog, and the uprising that's sparked after they are separated… When the dogs break free and run through the streets in 'White God,' demolishing barriers and biting the human hands that have hit them, the movie takes a leap into bold political metaphor, offering up a memorable image of the great unwashed gone (literally) barking mad." – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

"The words 'release the hounds' take on vibrant new meaning in 'White God,' a thrillingly strange update of the 'Lassie Come Home' formula in which one lost mutt's incredible journey to sanctuary evolves into full-scale man-vs.-beast revolution… Moving, technically masterful… Tense, stunningly staged setpieces that recall the uncanny horror of Hitchcock's 'The Birds,' ramped up by Asher Goldschmidt's splendid orchestral score."
– Guy Lodge, Variety

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Sundance Screenings

PRESS: FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 11:30 am - Holiday Village 1
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 9:00 pm - Salt Lake City Library Theatre
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 8:30 pm - The MARC
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, Midnight - Egyptian Theatre

PRESS DAY: Monday, Jan. 26
(director also available Sunday, Jan. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 27)