DOG 51
[CHIEN 51]
In the year 2045, the grand city of Paris has been subdivided into three class-based zones guarded by military checkpoints and monitored by the omnipresent AI ALMA. When ALMA’s creator is mysteriously murdered, a pair of cops — elite agent Sala (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and grizzled veteran Zem (Gilles Lellouche) — are tasked with apprehending his killer. DOG 51 is a nail-biting cyberpunk thriller whose sci-fi setting feels like the inevitable outcome of real life, with worsening class stratification, the deployment of ever-present surveillance systems and the pervasiveness of AI in every facet of our lives. The film wears its influences on its sleeves — from BLADE RUNNER to MINORITY REPORT to CHILDREN OF MEN — and features a star-studded cast that also includes Louis Garrel, Romain Duris, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk. –Javier Chavez
Official Selection, 2025 Venice and Toronto film festivals. DIR/SCR Cédric Jimenez; SCR Olivier Demangel, from the novel by Laurent Gaudé; PROD Hugo Sélignac. France, 2025, color, 106 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Opening Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Genre: Sci-fi drama
