

Barking Island
2010-01-29 · 15 min · ★ 5.6
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1910. There are too many stray dogs on the streets, so the government decides to deport thousands of them on a desert island, off the coast of the city.
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- Directors
- Serge Avédikian
- Production companies
- Sacrebleu Productions, ONF | NFB
- Countries
- Canada, France
- Status
- Released
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