''Dog Altogether'' is a

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

written and directed by

Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...

. The term "Dog Altogether" comes from an Irish expression that Considine's father used to use when situations got really bad. It was filmed on 22 January 2007 in

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. The lead role of Joseph is taken by Scottish actor/director

Peter Mullan Peter Mullan (; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's ''My Name Is Joe'' (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival, 2000's '' The Claim'' and all th ...

, who was hand-picked by Considine to play a role loosely based on Considine's late father (also called Joseph). Mullan is a winner of several BIFA and BAFTA best actor awards. British comedy actress Olivia Colman fills the supporting role as Anita. Colman, already having shot British comedy film ''

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'' with Considine, was approached to play the part due to her suitability for the role. The story of this short was later expanded into the first Considine's feature film '' Tyrannosaur'', with the same actors as the main characters.

Plot

''Dog Altogether'' is the story of Joseph (

), a man who is plagued by a violence and rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As he falls further into turmoil, Joseph scours the landscape in search of a single grain of redemption that might restore hope to his fractured life.

Cast

as Joseph * Olivia Colman as Anita * Karl Johnson as Jack * Paul Popplewell as Pub Youth 1 * William Ruane as Pub Youth 2 * Aston Kelly as Pub Youth 3 * Mahesh Soneji as Man in Post Office * Gaurav Soodan as Youth in Post Office * Osman Mohammed as Youth 1 * Patricia MacHugh as Barmaid * Dominic Curran as Kid in Street

Awards

*2007: BAFTA award; Best Short Film. *2007:

British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...

; Best short film. *2007:

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

: Silver Lion for Best Short Film. *2007:

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Short Film Jury Award (Narrative Special Jury Prize). *2007:

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

; 2nd place for Best British Short. Special Mention

References

External links

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