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Dogtooth

Kynodontas (Dogtooth)

2009

Yorgos Lanthimos

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

7.0

25,829

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.

	Media	Author	Review
		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)"
		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."
		Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"Lanthimos’s deadpan strategy invites speculation and avoids didacticism."
		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"
		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"
		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."
		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"
		Boyd van Hoeij Variety	"[It] does exude a strange fascination throughout."
		Philip French The Guardian	"[A] brilliant, disturbing and often frighteningly funny film (...) 'Dogtooth' leaves you questioning much about yourself and the world around us"
		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)"
		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"
		Sukhdev Sandhu Telegraph	"A visually striking modern fable (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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