Shooting Dogs

2005 film by Michael Caton-Jones
Movie film Q693319
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Summary

Shooting Dogs is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shooting Dogs's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Shooting Dogs was directed by Michael Caton-Jones[4].
  • David Wolstencroft wrote the screenplay for Shooting Dogs[5].
  • Shooting Dogs's composer is recorded as Dario Marianelli[6].
  • Shooting Dogs's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was John Hurt[8].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was Hugh Dancy[9].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was Clare-Hope Ashitey[10].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was David Gyasi[11].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was Nicola Walker[12].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was Dominique Horwitz[13].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was Louis Mahoney[14].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was Steve Toussaint[15].
  • A cast member of Shooting Dogs was Jack Pierce[16].
  • Shooting Dogs was produced by David Belton[17].
  • The original language of Shooting Dogs was English[18].
  • Shooting Dogs was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • Shooting Dogs's review score is recorded as 84%[20].
  • Shooting Dogs's review score is recorded as 71/100[21].
  • Shooting Dogs's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Shooting Dogs's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • Shooting Dogs's country of origin is recorded as Germany[24].
  • Shooting Dogs was published on January 1, 2005[25].
  • Shooting Dogs was released on May 17, 2007[26].
  • Shooting Dogs's characters is recorded as Vjekoslav Ćurić[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Shooting Dogs was produced by David Belton[17]. It was directed by Michael Caton-Jones[4]. David Wolstencroft wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include John Hurt[8], Hugh Dancy[9], Clare-Hope Ashitey[10], David Gyasi[11], Nicola Walker[12], and Dominique Horwitz[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2005[25] and May 17, 2007[26]. The original language of Shooting Dogs was English[18]. Its genre is drama film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[19].

Subject and Themes

Shooting Dogs's main subject is 1994 Genocide against Tutsi[28].

Reception

Reviews include 84%[20] and 71/100[21].

Why It Matters

Shooting Dogs ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 420901
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 44073
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2007-05-17T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → David Wolstencroft
    Duration → {'amount': '+115'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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