Dog on Trial

Dog on Trial
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe Procès du chien
Directed byLaetitia Dosch
Written by
  • Laetitia Dosch
  • Anne-Sophie Bailly
Based onAn original idea
by Laetitia Dosch
Produced by
  • Lionel Baier
  • Agnieszka Ramu
  • Thomas Verhaeghe
  • Mathieu Verhaeghe
Starring
CinematographyAlexis Kavyrchine
Edited by
  • Suzana Pedro
  • Isabelle Devinck
Music byDavid Sztanke
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 11 September 2024 (2024-09-11) (France)
Running time
80 minutes
Countries
  • Switzerland
  • France
LanguageFrench
Box office$370,849[1]

Dog on Trial (French: Le Procès du chien), previously known as Who Let the Dog Bite?, is a 2024 Swiss-French comedy film co-written and directed by Laetitia Dosch, in her directorial debut.[2] It stars Dosch as a lawyer who defends a dog on trial.[3] It is loosely based on a real case in France involving a dog that was biting strangers.[4]

It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2024, where it won the Palm Dog Award.

  1. ^ "Dog on Trial (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Cannes 2024 : « Le Procès du chien », de Laetitia Dosch, une comédie qui a du pif !" (in French). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (22 April 2024). "Laetitia Dosch to travel to Cannes with Dog on Trial". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ Oltermann, Philip (13 May 2024). "A dog in the dock and another doing red carpet interviews: why has Cannes gone canine crazy?". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2024.