State of Dogs

State of Dogs (Mongolian: Нохойн орон, alternately Nokhoin Oron) is a Mongolian movie that was released in 1998, directed and written by Peter Brosens and Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh. The film was shown at the 1998 Venice Film Festival, the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, the 1999 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, and won the Grand Prix at the 1998 Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon, Switzerland.

Mongolia’s capital city Ulan Bator has a human population of 800,000 and a stray dog population of 120,000. The dog problem is being solved by a man hired by the city to hunt down and shoot dogs. Baasar is a dog destined for exactly this fate, but once dead, he reflects upon his life.

Co-producers:
Peter Brosens (Inti Films), Jan Ewout Ruiter (Balthazar Film), Kristiina Pervila, Alok Nandi (Point of View)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Dogs