White God opens with a teenage girl pedalling alone through an emptied-out Budapest while a couple of hundred stray dogs come pouring around the corner behind her, and the film refuses to tell you whether to feel thrilled or terrified. That refusal is the whole point. Kornel Mundruczo takes a small everyday cruelty, a father dumping his daughter's mixed-breed dog Hagen on the roadside to dodge a tax on mongrels, and …

This film presented a challenge, as it’s not universally accessible or enjoyable. With readily available computer graphics these days, it's unusual to see practical effects still being employed in filmmaking. It must have been difficult coordinating so many dogs during filming, but I don’t think there’s much significant CGI beyond the bluescreen work. If you decide to watch this movie, hopefully this review will offe…