Ta?kafa is a real dog and also a legend on the streets of Istanbul. John Berger begins Ta?kafa?s story, reading from his novel, King, the story of the disappearance of a community told from a dog?s perspective. The area?s ordinary peopletaxi drivers, shopkeepers, street traderscare deeply about the welfare of the city?s street dogs and they tell us stories about Ta?kafa and their other canine neighbours. The animals are a symbol of community living, where people (and dogs) look out for each other, but this is a community in transition; one from which dogs are starting to be expelled. Eccentric, amusing and very warm, the film is a powerful indictment of the impact of global politics and the economic appropriation of public space but, even more, it is a tribute to both the spirit of resistance and to city life that can accommodate people and dogs together.