Rottweiler

Rottweiler

Year: 2004

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Brian Yuzna

HorrorActionScience FictionHorror the undead and monster classicsGory gruesome and slasher horror

Eat. Sleep. Fetch. Kill. Dante travels across a desolate, futuristic Spain in search of his girlfriend, Ula. He is pursued by a bloodthirsty, cybernetic Rottweiler.

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Timeline & Setting – Rottweiler (2004)

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Time period

2018 (near future)

Set in the near future around 2018, the narrative features intensified policing and technological enhancements. A revived, cybernetically augmented Rottweiler becomes a tool of control for a brutal warden. The temporal setting establishes a dystopian tone where exploitation and escape collide with violent consequence.

Location

Spain, Puerto Angel, Rabat

The story unfolds across a prison-city in Spain, a remote farm, and the coastal town of Puerto Angel. It contrasts grim urban detention with desolate countryside and a perilous route to the border of escape. Puerto Angel anchors the pursuit, hinting at a rough underworld zone tied to the protagonist's goal.

🗺️ Dystopian landscape 🚓 Police state 🏞️ Rural farm setting

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Main Characters – Rottweiler (2004)

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Dante (William Miller)

A prisoner who escapes and is relentlessly hunted. He is driven by a desperate need to reach Puerto Angel and find a way to survive, all while being haunted by repressed memories of his arrest and past trauma. He is capable of violence but mostly acts out of necessity and fear.

🎭 Escape Artist 🗺️ Traumatic past 🔫 Survival instinct

Alyah (Paulina Gálvez)

Alyah runs a small farm and coerces Dante at gunpoint. She reveals a hard-won history as Kufard's employee and ties to Esperanza, her daughter. She embodies a wary protectionism mixed with exploitation, providing aid to Dante only when it serves her and Esperanza's safety.

🌾 Farmer 🔒 Manipulator 👩‍👧 Protective mother

Esperanza (Ivana Baquero)

A young girl named Esperanza (Hope) who is with Alyah on the farm. She witnesses the danger posed by the Rottweiler and forms the emotional center of the story as a symbol of innocence and the stakes of the escape.

👧 Child 🛡️ Symbol of hope 🧭 Innocence threatened

Ula (Irene Montala)

Dante's Spanish girlfriend who was captured and imprisoned. Her fate intersects the chase as Dante recalls Kufard letting the dog loose on her, fueling his vendetta and desperation.

💔 Loved one lost 🕳️ Trauma memory 🗼 Personal vendetta

Kufard (Paul Naschy)

The sadistic prison warden who revives and cybernetically enhances a Rottweiler to hunt Dante. He embodies corruption, cruelty, and the abuse of power, ultimately meeting Dante in a deadly confrontation.

🧱 Authoritarian 🐕 Cybernetics 🔪 Cruel tyrant

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:22

Major Themes – Rottweiler (2004)

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🏃 Pursuit

A relentless chase drives the plot: a prisoner on the run, hunted by a cyborg dog and a ruthless warden. Escape and survival hinge on outsmarting forces that are designed to recapture and punish.

🤖 Power & Corruption

Kufard wields power through cruelty and advanced technology, showing how authority can be weaponized. The cyborg dog symbolizes the fusion of control and violence used to intimidate and dominate.

💭 Memory & Trauma

Dante is haunted by memories of his arrest and Ula's fate. Flashbacks and mental strain shape his decisions as he grapples with guilt, loss, and the drive to survive.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:22

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