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The City and the Dogs (Spanish: La ciudad y los perros) is a 1985 Peruvian drama film directed by Francisco José Lombardi. It is based on The Time of the Hero, a 1963 novel by Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, which tells the story of a group of young military cadets at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima.
Jun 18, 1985 · With Pablo Serra, Gustavo Bueno, Luis Álvarez, Juan Manuel Ochoa. Four angry cadets form an inner circle to beat the system, boredom and the stifling confinement of the military academy, sparking a chain of events that begins with a robbery and leads to murder.
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- Drama
- Francisco J. Lombardi
- 1985-06-18
In Lima, The Dogs are the young recruits of a military college with muscular methods. Based on his own boarding school experience, Mario Vargas Llosa gives us a picture of schooling based on the balance of power between educators and students and even among adolescents.
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The Time of the Hero, novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, published in 1963 as La ciudad y los perros (“The City and the Dogs”). The novel describes adolescents in a Peruvian military school striving to survive in a hostile and violent environment. The corruption of the military school suggests a larger.
The City and the Dogs ★★★ La Ciudad y los Perros 1985. A brutal, cynical adaptation of Mario Vargas Llosa 's novel. A young military recruit rebels against the authority establishments around him.
Overview. Four angry cadets have formed an inner circle in an attempt to beat the system and ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy, set off a chain of events that starts with a theft and leads to murder.
The City and the Dogs. Summaries. Four angry cadets form an inner circle to beat the system, boredom and the stifling confinement of the military academy, sparking a chain of events that begins with a robbery and leads to murder.
