# Hounddog (2008)

> A troubled Southern girl turns to Elvis Presley’s music and movement as a fragile refuge from family dysfunction and devastating trauma.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8866

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama, Music
- Director: Deborah Kampmeier
- Cast: Dakota Fanning, Oliver Clayton-Luce, Isabelle Fuhrman, Cody Hanford, Piper Laurie, David Morse, Afemo Omilami, Ryan Pelton
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415856/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, melancholic, intimate, serious film night, independent cinema viewing

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