Stray

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds companions in the security guards who care for her. The strays’ disparate lives intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians with whom they share the streets. Director Elizabeth Lo’s award-winning film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.

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The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul.The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul.The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total

Videos7

Stray: Kartal's Family

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Stray: The Dogs Of Turkey

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Featured review

7/10

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As a dog lover and someone who loves and has visited Istanbul I was excited to see this documentary. It's nice that it portrays a couple of stray dogs roaming free in the streets of Istanbul along with some Syrian refugees and sheds light on their similar conditions, but it doesn't deliver anything else. It's an interesting and important watch but it feels like something is missing. It needs some interaction and probably some more depth to the plot.