Dogtooth

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Dogtooth

Released Jun 25, 2010

1h 34m

Drama

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A controlling, manipulative father (Christos Stergioglou) locks his three adult offspring in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound. The children are bored to tears in spite of distractions like Christina (Anna Kalaitzidou), an employee of their father's who makes regular visits to sexually service the son (Hristos Passalis). Increasingly curious about the outside world, the older daughter (Aggeliki Papoulia) hatches a plan to escape.

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Critics Consensus

It'll be too disturbing -- and meandering -- for some, but Dogtooth is as disturbing and startlingly original as modern filmmaking gets.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

To put it mildly, "Dogtooth" is not for everyone, but it can grow on you even if you think you've rejected its influence.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 10, 2011

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

This is the second feature for Lanthimos, and it's a leap from his well-received debut Kinetta. He skilfully doles out tantalizing pieces of information, keeping the viewer in a constant state of suspense and wonder.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 29, 2011

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Jennie Punter

Globe and Mail

The true dark-horse nominee among this year's foreign-language Oscar contenders, Dogtooth leaves bite marks that stick around long after you are released from its grip.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 28, 2011

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

In Yorgos Lanthimos’ sophomore feature, Dogtooth, a mother and father’s warped parenting brings dark and dangerous results.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Angelos Koutsourakis

PopMatters

By systematically abusing the language system, Dogtooth confronts the postmodern speculative dichotomy between reality and fiction.

Feb 23, 2024

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Ray Pride

Newcity

The inexplicable is the everyday and the everyday of these characters lack our reason. What Lanthimos does just right is insure that there are many metaphors and there are none: it’s an X-ray... of fears about society and control.

Rated: 9/10

Sep 22, 2022

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Kyle C

It has some interesting things to say about power and control, especially those of parents, as well as the power of language and understanding. But it doesn’t really do anything with these ideas. It's way too slow to stay engaging and it doesn’t even really go anywhere. Oh, and it’s called a comedy in a lot of places, but it’s not really very funny. Unique and creative, for sure, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/24

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Lasher B

Wrong title , it should have been " dofsh1t "

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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julie b

Dogtooth is sincerely disturbing, chilling, and hilarious without being hilarious, refusing to blink as it becomes increasingly bizarre. Everything is tightly controlled in service of creating discomfort - from the detached robotic way of talking, to the composition of each frame, to the performances, to the silence, etc. We hear you loud and clear, Yorgos!! A movie that definitely gives you a lot to think about. Quite a dance scene and some surprisingly awards-worthy barks. “Every dog is waiting for us to show them how to behave”

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Kevin P

It is sad to watch, and on one point of the movie you ask yourself if it is so easy to control the mind and change the “normal meaning”, but i liked it’s a tought movie but still being good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Ricardo d

É um filme alegórico com muitas mensagens, que podemos extrair dos contextos e debater. Temos muito boas interpretações. Acho apenas que a edição poderia ser melhorada, e o fim não me agrada.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/15/24

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Ian S

How, why, what...this film just engages on another level. Have watched it on repeat, the mundane but bizarre is enthralling for me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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Yorgos Lanthimos

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Father

Michelle Valley

Mother

Aggeliki Papoulia

Older Daughter

Mary Tsoni

Younger Daughter

Christos Passalis

Son

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Synopsis

A controlling, manipulative father (Christos Stergioglou) locks his three adult offspring in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound. The children are bored to tears in spite of distractions like Christina (Anna Kalaitzidou), an employee of their father's who makes regular visits to sexually service the son (Hristos Passalis). Increasingly curious about the outside world, the older daughter (Aggeliki Papoulia) hatches a plan to escape.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer: Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Giorgos Tsourianis
Screenwriter: Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Greek Film Center, Horsefly Productions, Boo Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Greek
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $110.2K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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