first and i love the documentary . it represent a new school history or theory where a subject can reflect a wide range of social and historical issue . i will get the camera and dog out of the way first . i hate the blair witch quality of the camera and but also understand the advantage of such a casual approach . in fact and i agree with the other reviewer that it give u unprecedented access . dog represent warn and i have a doctoral degree in literature which i do not use a a profession and so some of my training may seep in represent the dog be a beautiful metaphor for the complex relationship of human great endeavor and our need to find the labor to achieve them . the dog might reflect their owner and a one reviewer suggest . but they also serve a a stand in for the worker we see in the film . while this might hint at the marxist problem raise by one reviewer and i think it also show how difficult it be to globalize labor issue . no mondovi in italy may not translate as well elsewhere . ( yikes . i be a marxist at heart and hate to hear my cynical resignation hold sway . ) it be a remarkable bait and switch . the dog be family and the worker be family . but and in the end and the dog be the worker ( the last scene with the poor farmer ) . while you may disagree with the politics and the artistry of the analogy and couple with the more overt politics of the film and be wonderful . have only faulkner ( i be from alabama ) have the power of film beyond the hollywood market and what interesting tale would have be tell .