Dogs () is a 2016 Romanian drama film directed by Bogdan MiricÃÂ. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. It is MiricÃÂ's directorial debut.
The action takes place near Tulcea, in an area of the Danube sector of the RomaniaâÂÂUkraine border, where groups of smugglers make the law. The city dweller Roman inherits of land from his recently deceased grandfather. His attempt at selling the property is disrupted by a group of thugs led by the smug, sinister Samir, throwing Roman into a violent arena with only a dilapidated shack as his fortress.
At the 2017 Gopo Awards, Dogs won for Best Lead Actor (Visu), Best Supporting Actor (Ivanov), Best Cinematography (Andrei ButicÃÂ) (award shared ex aequo with Marius Panduru for Scarred Hearts), Best Sound (Sam Cohen, Sebastian Zselmye, Herve Buirett), Best Score (Codrin LazÃÂr, Sorin Romanescu), and Best First Feature (Bogdan MiricÃÂ).