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Shooting Dogs
2005
· Movie
· 115 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
71–85
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 85.
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Details
- Director
- Michael Caton-Jones
- Writer
- David Wolstencroft
- Released
- 8 March 2006
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
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