Lang decides to seek the bounty placed on a wild dog as part of a larger program to remove unwanted animals in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and eventually strikes up an unlikely friendship with the canine.

A bounty is placed on a black dog that has been biting people, as part of a larger program to remove stray or unregistered animals in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and to renovate the town for future business developments.

The team catches the black dog, and Lang is tasked with transporting it, but strong winds leave them stranded in the wild overnight.

Snake farmer "Butcher Hu" harasses Lang several times to seek revenge for his nephew's death ten years ago.

Guan Hu sought to tell the story of ordinary people left behind by the rapid economic development in China and cast actors who could bring a sense of realism to the project.

[7] Black Dog was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024,[8] and was officially released in mainland China on June 15 and in Singapore on July 25.

[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.