dog-eat-dog

“The Dark Forest,” the second volume, is named for a view of the universe as a dog-eat-dog struggle for survival in which the best way to survive is to hide.

Or maybe just at his dad: “I’m not a dog! I’m not going to adjust to any place that’s dog-eat-dog! I won’t toughen up! And I don’t care about succeeding! I care about Josie!”

Based on a Rey Andujar novel and adapted by Cintrón and Laura Conyedo, the film takes an unflinching look at what it means to survive in a dog-eat-dog world in which almost anything — sex, privacy, vengeance — is up for sale, and those who are too poor or not white enough to hustle may end up dead.

He just wanted to play, so he pushed on in what he's called the dog-eat-dog world of professional rugby, disastrously as it turned out.

“That’s a big thing. It’s a grown-man game here. A dog-eat-dog world. Got to get off to a better start.”