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Dogtooth

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Original title: Kynodontas (Dogtooth)
Year: 2009
Running time: 94 min.
Country: Greece
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenwriter: Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Music: Varios
Cinematography: Thimios Bakatatakis
Cast: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Hristos Passalis, Anna Kalaitzidou
Producer: Boo Productions, Greek Film Center, Horsefly Productions
Genre: Drama | Black Comedy. Psychological Drama. Family Relationships. Comedy-Drama. Teen/coming-of-age
Synopsis: Behind the high walls of their family home, three siblings are convinced by their parents that the outside world is filled with death and danger. They spend their days in splendid isolation in a near-alternative universe where reality is kept at arm’s length by their father’s conniving machinations. That is, until he introduces co-worker Christina (Anna Kalaitzidou) into the disquieting mix.

Awards: 2009: Cannes: Award "Una cierta mirada" (Un certain regard)

2009: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection

2009: Mar del Plata Film Festival: Official Selection

2010: Academy Awards: Nominated to Best Foreign Language Film

2011: Guldbagge Awards (Sweeden): Nominated for Best Foreign Picture

2010: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nominated for Best International Independent Film

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Critics' reviews

"'Dogtooth' is like a car crash. You cannot look away. The Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos tells his story with complete command of visuals and performances."

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Lanthimos’s deadpan strategy invites speculation and avoids didacticism."

Nicolas Rapold: The New York Times
"The director, Yorgos Lanthimos, believes in minimal dialogue and sound and maximum irony. 'Canino' isn't for everybody, but it will delight the adventurous"

V.A. Musetto: New York Post
"A pleasurably surreal (...) The movie is a cool, eerie commentary on family dynamics and the dangerous power of adolescent sexual curiosity"

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"A tense, disturbing, often savagely funny struggle between chaos and control (...) It’s an exhilaratingly unpredictable experience, and not an easy one to shake."

Scott Tobias: AV Club
"The film will alienate those who seek genteel fare at the art house. But its edgy integrity and distinctive atmosphere should win fans in some corners"

John DeFore: The Hollywood Reporter
"[It] does exude a strange fascination throughout."

Boyd van Hoeij: Variety
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