Man Bites Dog is a satirical 1992 Belgian French language black comedy mockumentary starring Benoît Poelvoorde. Its original French title is C'est arrivé près de chez vous (It Happened Close to You), which derives from the former title of the local daily news report in Belgian newspaper Le Soir.In the film, a crew of filmmakers follow a serial killer recording his crimes and grotesquely candid commentary for a documentary they are producing. At first dispassionate observers, they find themselves caught up in the increasingly chaotic violence. The film is shot in black and white.

The film was produced on a shoe-string budget by four student filmmakers. The genesis of the idea came from shooting a documentary without any money. As the filming went on, the students (Remy Belvaux and company) were able to garner more support and ultimately find a distributor.
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