Dogtooth
Opens Sep 1
· NR·1h 29m·2009
4k restoration from the original 35mm negative, supervised by Yorgos Lanthimos

“A black‑comic poem of dysfunction, a veritable operetta of self‑harm … this brilliant and bizarre film … grips from the very first scenes.” — The Guardian

Graceful, enigmatic, and often frightening, Dogtooth is an ingenious dark comedy that won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award® nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, propelling Oscar® winner Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor ThingsThe Favourite) to the forefront of contemporary cinema's most ambitious young filmmakers.

In an effort to protect their three children from the corrupting influence of the outside world, a Greek couple transforms their home into a gated compound of cultural deprivation and strict rules of behavior. But children cannot remain innocent forever. When the father brings home a young woman to satisfy his son's sexual urges, the family's engineered "reality" begins to crumble, with devastating consequences. Like the haunting, dystopic visions of Michael Haneke and Gaspar Noé, Dogtooth punctuates its compelling drama with moments of shocking violence, creating a biting social satire that is as profound as it is provocative.

Directed by
Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring
Christos Stergioglou
Mary Tsoni
Christos Passalis
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