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Father Is a Dog

Father Is a Dog  ·  2012, South Korea
5.5
1,874 ratings
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● Completed 🕑 2012

A father brings a 19-year-old Chinese boy to a house where he lives with his three sons. The father sleeps with the Chinese boy on the bed where their mother used to sleep. The father, Chinese boy and his three sons…

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In this deeply unsettling South Korean film, a father introduces a 19-year-old Chinese boy into the volatile home he shares with his three sons. The dynamics shift violently when the father takes the young man into the bed once shared with their deceased mother, igniting a web of jealousy, obsession, and buried traumas. As the brothers grapple with their own fractured relationships and hidden desires, the intrusion of this outsider threatens to unravel the family's fragile stability. Part thriller, part psychological drama, 'Father Is a Dog' pushes boundaries with its unflinching look at power, abuse, and forbidden attraction. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.

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cinematic_bl_fan
January 2024
4/10
I went in expecting a dark, artistically shot BL, but what I got was a misogynistic mess that uses sexual assault as shock value. The cinematography is competent, but the story feels exploitative and hollow. Not for anyone seeking genuine romance or character depth.
LO
logic_over_fluff
March 2024
3/10
The plot is a chaotic jumble of incestuous hints and senseless power games. The father's motivations are never clear, and the Chinese boy is used as a plot device rather than a person. Pacing drags, and the ending is unsatisfying. Hard pass.
VP
vegas_pete_shipper
September 2024
2/10
I love dark, taboo BLs, but this one crosses every line without any emotional payoff. The brothers are unlikable, the 'romance' is just coercion, and the whole thing left me feeling dirty. Even the acting can't salvage this trainwreck.
SJ
social_justice_auditor
June 2025
1/10
This film glorifies abuse of power and treats a neurodevelopmental disorder as a punchline. The only honest thing about it is the title. I cannot recommend this to anyone who values consent or basic human dignity.
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aesthetics_and_angst
February 2025
5/10
I'll give credit for the moody lighting and the way the camera lingers on crumbling family portraits. But even visually, the film relies on misery porn. One star for the cinematography, one for the attempted boldness, but that's it.