My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117
My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 is a 2002 British short film written and directed by Chris Morris. It stars Paddy Considine as a disturbed man taking care of a friend's dog, who convinces him that he is on trial for everything he has done wrong in his life. It was based on a monologue from Morris's BBC Radio 1 show Blue Jam.
My Wrongs was the first film released by Warp Films, an imprint of Warp Records. It was released on DVD in 2003, and won a BAFTA for best short film at the 2003 awards.
Plot
A disturbed man is housesitting for his friend Imogen. He takes her dog, Rothko, for a walk. Rothko leads him to a park and kills a duck. As onlookers shout at the man, Rothko begins to speak to him, taunting him.The pair escape on a bus, where the dog tells the man that he is his lawyer and is defending everything the he has ever done wrong. The man recalls a time when he was spoken to by a gerbil as a child, learning that his father was cheating on his mother.
The man and dog are removed by the conductor. The dog drags the man to a christening and instructs him to listen to the baby, who tells him to announce that the priest is a paedophile and the baby's mother is a prostitute. When the man does this, the baby says "Only joking!" In the commotion, the baby is sent flying. The man catches the baby and chases Rothko outside, where Rothko is hit by a car. Dying, Rothko tells the man to seek legal counsel from the baby. When the man asks to speak to the baby, the father punches him.
Some time later, the man leaves a note to Imogen apologizing. He no longer goes to the park, as he hears the ducks tell passersby that he believes a dog could talk.