Ko Yun-ju, an out-of-work college professor, is irritated by the sound of barking dogs in his apartment building and eventually resorts to abusing, kidnapping and killing them. Meanwhile, a young woman (played by Bae Doona) working at the apartment complex decides to investigate the matter after she starts receiving notices from the tenants about the missing dogs.
Barking Dogs Never Bite is now world-renowned director Bong Joon-ho's debut film, so it's very interesting going back to his roots after his latest years of success with films such as Parasite (2019) and Okja (2017). Even at this stage, it's unmistakably Joon-ho behind the camera and you can easily see his personal filming style. The movie flopped at the box office, perhaps because of its odd storyline involving a dog murderer, but even though it's not one of Joon-ho's better films there's still much to appreciate here and every fan of his should definitely watch it.
Genre: Dark comedy
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