Ivan and the Dogs

Award winning artist and filmmaker Andrew Kotting adapts Hattie Naylor's curriculum, award-winning play, Ivan and the Dogs, for cinema. Based on the extraordinary true story of Ivan Mishukov, who walked out of his Moscow apartment at the age of four and spent two years living on the city streets where he was adopted by a pack of wild dogs. In the recession-ravaged city, the human world is dominated by deprivation and violence. When social breakdown from extremes of impoverishment, cruelty and selfishness starts to set in, a homeless child's only hope is to turn to feral dogs for company, protection and warmth. This spellbinding story of survival and need conjures the streets of Moscow in the 1990s through the eyes of a child. With innocence and fear, Ivan's perceptions of the world are beautifully described, from the acute awareness of hunger and fear, to the innocent understanding of chemical abuse in the 'empty eyes' of children and the ridiculed 'Bombzi'.

I like it! And wholeheartedly recommend it as a date movie.

Drop everything and go see it right now. If already seen, see it again!!!

Great movie. Great actors.

I just watched Lek and the Dogs, it doesn’t have any flaws, and overall the story was interesting, and the video effects were nothing short of amazing.

this movie was SO good!!!!!!!

Xavier Tchili is so talented he just makes almost every film he touches a hit! His performance in this Film is no exception.

One of the most impressive movies I've ever seen. My expectations had been exceeded.

Hattie Naylor takes a story, twists it and turns, plays with our expectations and leaves us with a great film. I've seen it plenty times and never get bored.

In my opinion, it is the best Andrew Kotting film, I am very pleased with this movie!