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Based on successful Israeli novel, movie 'Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog' pares down complex narrative to convey historical and ethical lessons to younger generations
Despite outward appearances, “Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog” isn’t a canine heart-tugger on the order of the fine “A Dog’s Purpose” or “My Dog Skip” but more of a family-style adventure drama with an important historical bent.
That’s not to say the film, written and directed by Lynn Roth, based on the 2015 novel by Asher Kravitz, isn’t an emotional journey. After all, it’s set in mid-1930s Germany as the Third Reich is wreaking havoc on the Jews, who, among the endless injustices being hailed upon them, are suddenly banned from having pets.
‘Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog’ Review: WW2 Movies Frames the Holocaust Through a Dog’s Eyes Variety 1 hr ago
Writer-director Lynn Roth instinctively knows how to pluck the heartstrings with her heartrending historical drama, “Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog.” Her adaptation retains the wit and wisdom found within the pages of Asher Kravitz’s novel “The Jewish Dog,” whose unconventional conceit chronicling the Holocaust through the perspective of a German Shepherd lends itself to plenty of poetic and fantastical realism on screen. Yet the family-friendly feature all too frequently falls into conventional trappings that it unwittingly sets up for itself, particularly when it strays from the pup’s point of view.