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Dogtooth

Kynodontas (Dogtooth)

2009

Yorgos Lanthimos

Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni ...

7.0

25,779

Drama 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.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Philip Wilding Empire	"As harrowing as it is humorous, Giorgos Lanthimos’ award-winning journey to a family’s heart of darkness is unflinchingly detailed, thought-provoking fare. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'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."	POS
United States	Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"Lanthimos’s deadpan strategy invites speculation and avoids didacticism."	POS
United States	V.A. Musetto New York Post	"The director, Yorgos Lanthimos, believes in minimal dialogue and sound and maximum irony. 'Canino' isn't for everybody, but it will delight the adventurous"	POS
United States	Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"A pleasurably surreal (...) The movie is a cool, eerie commentary on family dynamics and the dangerous power of adolescent sexual curiosity"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"A tense, disturbing, often savagely funny struggle between chaos and control (...) It’s an exhilaratingly unpredictable experience, and not an easy one to shake."	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"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"	NEU
United States	Boyd van Hoeij Variety	"[It] does exude a strange fascination throughout."	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"[A] brilliant, disturbing and often frighteningly funny film (...) 'Dogtooth' leaves you questioning much about yourself and the world around us"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"A stunningly provocative and at times witty play on the inspirations that make us who we are (...) Special and troubling (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Richard Brody The New Yorker	"The film comes alive for a few brief scenes (...) [The villain's] view of the world is narrowly Manichaean and boringly univocal"	NEU
United Kingdom	Sukhdev Sandhu Telegraph	"A visually striking modern fable (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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