Question 1

How did Bong Joon Ho's directorial debut perform financially in South Korea?

Accepted Answer

Made for around 950 million won, it was a total flop at the box office with only about 100,000 viewers nationwide. It reached break-even two years later through overseas sales.

Question 2

What personal connection does Bong Joon Ho have to the film's setting?

Accepted Answer

Yun Ju's Apartment in the film is the same apartment where director Bong Joon Ho lived.

Question 3

How does Bae Doona's character connect this film to Bong Joon Ho's later movie The Host?

Accepted Answer

Her character here often mentions wanting to be on TV while working in a snack kiosk. In The Host, her first scene shows her on TV competing in archery, watched by family in a snack kiosk.

Question 4

Which international film festivals featured Barking Dogs Never Bite?

Accepted Answer

It screened at San Sebastián, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Slamdance, Jeonju International, BFI London, and International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Question 5

What is the original Korean title of the film satirically named after?

Accepted Answer

It's satirically named after the 1872 European pet story novel 'A Dog of Flanders,' which is very popular in parts of East Asia.

Question 6

What was the box office fate of Bong Joon Ho's directorial debut?

Accepted Answer

Made for around 950 million won, it was a total flop in South Korea with only about 100,000 viewers, but reached break-even two years later through international sales.

Question 7

Which festivals screened 'Barking Dogs Never Bite'?

Accepted Answer

It screened at San Sebastián International Film Festival (2000), BFI London Film Festival (2000), Slamdance (2001), Rotterdam (2001), Buenos Aires (2001), and Jeonju (2024).

Question 8

What connection does Bae Doona's character have between this film and 'The Host'?

Accepted Answer

Here she often mentions wanting to be on TV while working in a snack kiosk; in 'The Host', her first scene shows her on TV in an archery competition watched by family in a snack kiosk.

Question 9

What is the story about in 'Barking Dogs Never Bite'?

Accepted Answer

An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog and decides to take drastic action.

Question 10

What real-life location was used for Yun-ju's apartment in the film?

Accepted Answer

Yun-ju's apartment is the same apartment of the director, Bong Joon Ho.

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