Release Date
June 25, 2010 (NY)
DVD Release Date
January 25, 2011 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
Cast
Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Hristos Passalis
Studio
Running Time
94 minutes
MPA Rating
Not Rated
What is Dogtooth about?
Focusing on three teenagers confined to an isolated country estate, "Dogtooth" tells the story of a nuclear family tightly run by über-controlling parents.
While the trio is being educated, entertained and exercised in the manner that their parents deem appropriate (i.e. without any influence from the outside world), the trio spends their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any outside word is instantly assigned a new meaning, so "the... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture, the Greek film Dogtooth is one of the best - and also the strangest - movies of the last year. An exploration of humanity without the typical confines set by modern society, or something along those lines, Dogtooth is compelling, alluring, troubling and memorable. Full movie review »
