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A quirky black comedy from the author of School of Rock about one woman learning to live without her four-legged best friend.

Critically acclaimed screenwriter Mike White makes his directorial debut in Year of The Dog, a quirky, touching comedy, starring Molly Shannon (Evan Almighty, Scary Movie 4, Marie Antoinette) alongside a supporting cast which includes Laura Dern (Blue Velvet, Rambling Rose, Jurrasic Park, Inland Empire), Peter Sarsgaard and John C. Reilly.

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Peggy - played by Saturday Night Live regular Shannon - is a happy-go-lucky secretary. A great friend, employee and sister who lives alone with her beloved dog, 'Pencil'. Peggy and Pencil are inseparable companions. They sleep together, eat together, and even take-in Friday night movies together. Life is uncomplicated and safe, and although Pencil is a Beagle, Peggy is happily entrenched in a satisfying relationship of co-dependency with her beloved pet.

Loss

But with great love comes the potential for greater loss, and Peggy?s world comes crashing down when Pencil unexpectedly dies - meeting a mysterious demise in the neighbour?s yard. Left to pick-up the pieces of her shattered life, Peggy must embark on a journey of personal transformation to fill the void. Friends, family and co-workers try to distract Peggy from her misery with their own obsessive quests for happiness, but in the end, she emerges from her loss with a new found sense of her place in the world and what it takes to make her happy.

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Here's what some of the critics have been making of this quirky new comedy:

"What could have been a feel-good performance from Molly Shannon is instead delicate, poignant, and an unexpected display of dramatic mastery from an actress who's made her name with comedy.Hilarious, poignant and heartbreaking." - Christy Lemire (Associated Press).

"Evinces an appealing sentimentality without being maudlin or only puppy-dog cute." - Duane Byrge (The Hollywood Reporter).

"A charming film that is neither saccharin nor sanctimonious as it treads the well-worn romantic comedy genre, not so much dismantling it as rearranging it just enough to make it interesting - and perhaps just a little scary." - Tim Cogshell (Boxoffice Magazine).

Year of The Dog marks the directorial debut for Mike White - writer of Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl, Nacho Libre and School of Rock.

For more information visit the official website: www.yearofthedogmovie.com

Year of the Dog (certificate PG) is writer/director Mike White?s new quirky black comedy - at cinemas everywhere now.

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