Dogtooth (Efthimis Filippou)

Dogtooth

Kynodontas Grèce 2009 | Yorgos Lanthimos | vostEN | 97’ | digital | Cast : Christos Stergioglou, Michèle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni | 16+

► Prix Un certain regard, Cannes 2009 ; Best Foreign Language Film nominee, Oscars 2011

In an effort to protect their children from the corrupting influence of the outside world, a couple transforms their home into a gated compound of cultural deprivation. When the father invites a trusted outsider into their home their reality begins to crumble, with devastating consequences.

« As harrowing as it is humorous, Lanthimos' award-winning journey to a family's heart of darkness is unflinchingly detailed, thought-provoking fare. » (Empire Magazine)

« Horror and cold humor commingle in Dogtooth, whose screenwriters approach scenario construction like misanthropic social scientists planning an experiment -- one whose result suggests that governments might want to rethink policies allowing parents to home-school their children. » (The Hollywood Reporter).

« Few movies convey such a deeply unnerving atmosphere in nearly every scene while simultaneously capitalizing on an absurd black comic sensibility. » (IndieWire)

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