Dogtooth (2009)

7.0/10 98 min Drama

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.

Cast

Christos Stergioglou

Father

Michele Valley

Mother

Hristos Passalis

Son

Angeliki Papoulia

Older Daughter

Mary Tsoni

Younger Daughter

Anna Kalaitzidou

Christina

Steve Krikris

Colleague

Sissi Petropoulou

Secretary

Alexander Voulgaris

Dog Trainer

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