Dog on Trial 2024
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 80 minutes
- Director
- Laetitia Dosch
- Networks
- Atelier de Production, Bande à Part Films, RTS
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is Dog on Trial?
Topic: Film "Dog on Trial" (2024). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2024
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 80 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 11, 2024
- Original language
- FR
- Origin
- France, Switzerland
- Studios
- Atelier de Production, Bande à Part Films, RTS
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.0/10 from 90 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~80 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Atelier de Production, Bande à Part Films, RTS
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Title: Dog on Trial
Year: 2024
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 1h 20m
Release Date (US): 07/25/2025 (Note: The title says 2024, but the source says 07/25/2025 US. I must be careful with this discrepancy. The prompt asks for an overview of the film "Dog on Trial" (2024). I will stick to what is explicitly in the text.)
Plot: Avril, an idealistic lawyer dedicated to lost causes, agrees to defend Cosmos, a dog that has bitten three people. This is the first canine trial. Avril must win the case to prevent her client from being put down.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline): Dog on Trial is a 2024 comedy film with a runtime of 1 hour and 20 minutes. The story follows Avril, an idealistic lawyer who focuses on lost
Should you watch it?
“An idealistic lawyer defends a repeat-offender dog in the first canine trial to prevent its execution.”
- Features a unique premise involving the first canine trial
- Directed by Laetitia Dosch in her directorial debut
- Winner of a FIPRESCI Award at the Cannes Film Festival
- The film has a relatively short runtime of 1 hour and 20 minutes
Watch it if you enjoy comedies centered on unusual legal battles and animal defense.
This 2024 comedy features a storyline about a lawyer helping a dog avoid capital punishment.
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Is Dog on Trial worth watching?
The film is a FIPRESCI Award winner from the Cannes Film Festival.
How long is the movie?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 20 minutes.
What is the main premise of the film?
An idealistic lawyer defends a dog named Cosmos in the first canine trial to save it from being put down.
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