Dogtooth (Kynodontas)

2009/Greece/94 mins
Dir. Giorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Hristos Passalis

A father his house on the outskirts of town each day to go to work in a factory, though his family remain home, barred from going outside its grounds. His son and two daughters remain completely unaware of what’s going on in the outside world, while their mother is complicit in never allowing them out. The kids, in their late teens or early twenties, play games and learn useless, erroneous things from the tape recordings their father makes. Recognising that his son has reached an age where he may have certain needs to be catered for, father brings Christina into the household. Christina’s interaction with the family provokes a bizarre and vicious chain of events.

This unique feature from talented Greek provocateur Yorgos Lanthimos was cheered to the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes last year, and is the product of an active and inventive imagination.