DOGTOOTH
synopsis
The father, the mother and their three kids live in a house at the outskirts of a city. There is a tall fence surrounding the house. The kids have never left the house. They are being educated, entertained, bored and exercised in the manner that their parents deem appropriate, without any influence from the outside world. They believe that the airplanes flying over are toys and that zombies are small yellow flowers. The only person allowed to enter the house is Christina. She works as a security guard at the father’s business. The father arranges her visits to the house in order to appease the sexual urges of the son. The whole family is fond of her, especially the eldest daughter. One day Christina gives her as a present a headband that has stones that glow in the dark and asks for something in return.
international title: | Dogtooth |
original title: | Kynodontas |
country: | Greece |
sales agent: | mk2 films |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Yorgos Lanthimos |
film run: | 96' |
release date: | GR 11/11/2009, FR 02/12/2009, BE 11/03/2010, NL 11/03/2010, PT 22/07/2010, NO 23/07/2010, SE 10/06/2011, IT 27/08/2020 |
screenplay: | Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos |
cast: | Anna Kalaitzidou, Christos Stergioglou, Mary Tsoni, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis |
cinematography by: | Thimios Bakatatakis |
film editing: | Yorgos Mavropsaridis |
art director: | Stavros Hrysogiannis |
costumes designer: | Elli Papageorgakopoulou |
producer: | Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Yorgos Lanthimos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Iraklis Mavroidis, Angelos Venetis |
production: | Boo Productions, Horsefly Productions |
backing: | Greek Film Centre |
distributor: | MK2 Distribution, Atalanta Filmes, Njutafilms |