Old Dog (2011)

Name: Old Dog
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-10-04

1h 28m

Running Time

Plot.

A story of an aged sheepherder, his gruff grown son (who’s having trouble conceiving a child with his wife) and the old man’s Tibetan mastiff hound – a highly prized breed, much sought after by urban Chinese – whose existence is imperiled from all sides.

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Cast & Crew.

Yanbum Gyal

Drolma Kyab

Lochey

Tamdrin Tso

Pema Tseden

Director / Screenplay

Dukar Tserang

Sound

Sonthar Gyal

Cinematography

Zhang Xianmin

Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date

October 4, 2011

Original Name

ཁྱི་རྒན།

Status

Released

Running Time

1h 28m

Genres

Drama

Last updated: 2025-05-16

Wiki.

Old Dog (Chinese: 老狗) is a 2011 Tibetan feature film written and directed by Pema Tseden, and starring Yanbum Gyal, Drolma Kyab, Lochey Lochey, Tamdrin Tso. Old Dog picks up the story of a father and son against the backdrop of China's escalating trade in Tibetan mastiffs. The film won Best Narrative Feature at the 2012 Brooklyn Film Festival and Best Picture at the 12th Tokyo Future International Film Festival. The film premiered at the 2011 Hong Kong International Film Festival, and was released in China in 2011.