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22/10/2009 Drama 1h 38m
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Overview

Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.

  1. Yorgos Lanthimos

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Christos Stergioglou

    Father

  2. Michele Valley

    Mother

  3. Hristos Passalis

    Son

  4. Angeliki Papoulia

    Older Daughter

  5. Mary Tsoni

    Younger Daughter

  6. Anna Kalaitzidou

    Christina

  7. Steve Krikris

    Colleague

  8. Sissi Petropoulou

    Secretary

  9. Alexander Voulgaris

    Dog Trainer

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2025-02-08
'Dogtooth' is certainly a Yorgos Lanthimos film! On the whole, I found this fascinating. It gets quite disturbing in parts, as you'd expect from this director, but all in all it is very good. The plot starts out difficult to read, though does quickly become clear and well portrayed.

Christos Stergioglou is a perfect fit for his role, rather intimidating and controlling. Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni and Christos Passalis bring noteworthy performances as the children, Papoulia and Tsoni particularly stand out. It's not a film that is cast reliant, but they play their part.

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Status
Released

Original Language
Greek

Budget
$275,000.00

Revenue
$110,248.00

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