directed by: Jane Campion, year: 2021
actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee

The Power of the Dog is a 2021 psychological western drama directed by Jane Campion. On a Montana ranch, charismatic rancher Phil Burbank exerts crushing control over his brother George, his new wife Rose, and her sensitive teenage son Peter. Beneath Phil’s quiet, cruel facade lies a dangerous vulnerability that unsettles the household. As secrets unravel, power, tenderness, and danger collide in a stark, intimate meditation on masculinity and illusion.

Gender Dynamics, Drama, Western, Psychological Drama, Neo Western, Power Dynamics, Isolation