The Power of the Dog

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Western film film psychological drama film

The Power of the Dog is a 2021 psychological Western drama film directed by Jane Campion, acclaimed for its tense exploration of masculinity and featuring a widely praised performance by Benedict Cumberbatch.

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The Power of the Dog (novel) 1 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film →
film →
psychological drama film →
author Thomas Savage →
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director →
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama →
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture →
awardReceivedBy Jane Campion →
basedOn The Power of the Dog self-linksurface differs →
surface form: The Power of the Dog (novel)
cinematographer Ari Wegner →
composer Jonny Greenwood →
countryOfOrigin Australia →
New Zealand →
United Kingdom →
criticalReception acclaimed →
director Jane Campion →
distributor Netflix →
Transmission Films →
editor Peter Sciberras →
filmingLocation New Zealand →
genre Western →
drama →
psychological drama →
language English →
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor →
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay →
Academy Award for Best Cinematography →
Academy Award for Best Film Editing →
Academy Award for Best Original Score →
Academy Award for Best Picture →
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
notablePerformanceBy Benedict Cumberbatch →
premiereEvent Venice Film Festival →
surface form: 78th Venice International Film Festival
producer Emile Sherman →
Iain Canning →
Roger Frappier →
releaseYear 2021 →
screenwriter Jane Campion →
settingLocation Montana →
settingTime 1920s →
starring Benedict Cumberbatch →
Jesse Plemons →
Kirsten Dunst →
Kodi Smit-McPhee →
theme family relationships →
masculinity →
power dynamics →
repressed sexuality →

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The Power of the Dog → basedOn → The Power of the Dog self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: The Power of the Dog (2021 film)
this entity surface form: The Power of the Dog (novel)
BAFTA Award for Best Film → hasNotableRecipient → The Power of the Dog →
Benedict Cumberbatch → notableWork → The Power of the Dog →
Iain Canning → notableWork → The Power of the Dog →
Jane Campion → notableWork → The Power of the Dog →
See-Saw Films → notableWork → The Power of the Dog →