Junkyard Dog

Junkyard Dog (French: Chien de la casse) is a 2023 coming-of-age comedy-drama French film written and directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand in his feature-length directorial debut. The film stars Anthony Bajon, Raphaël Quenard and Galatea Bellugi. It tells the story of two idle young men, one shy and one assertive, living in rural France. Both struggle to grow and find their place in life, as their friendship is disrupted when the most timid of the two begins a relationship with a young woman. The film screened at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers on 27 January 2023. It was released in France on 19 April 2023. It received seven nominations at the 49th César Awards, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay, and won two awards: Most Promising Actor (for Quenard) and