Dogtooth (2009) Kynodontas
Dogtooth (2009)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x816 | x264 @ 4000 Kbps | Ελληνικά DTS 5.1 @ 754 Kbps | 96 min | 3,22 Gb
Subtitles: English, Arabic (العربية), Nederlands, Ελληνικά, Bahasa Indonesia, Persian, Português, Español
Genre: Thriller, Drama
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x816 | x264 @ 4000 Kbps | Ελληνικά DTS 5.1 @ 754 Kbps | 96 min | 3,22 Gb
Subtitles: English, Arabic (العربية), Nederlands, Ελληνικά, Bahasa Indonesia, Persian, Português, Español
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Stars: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia
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.
IMDB - 20 wins + Nominated for 1 Oscar
I give up. After sitting in front of the computer for almost half an hour, tossing and turning thoughts in my head as I try to write something about my latest adventure at the Auckland International Film Festival – "Dogtooth", I've decided that it is not possible to do so.
What I will say is this: watching "Dogtooth" was one of the strangest experiences I've ever had. I have honestly never seen any other film like it. Sometimes hysterical, sometimes shockingly intense. It is a hypnotic trip that displays brilliant originality and borderlines pure insanity. In my humble opinion, it is a film that should be watched by every single person, for the experience alone. Sadly, like so many other gems, I'm almost certain that this film will never find a wide release, so, please do seek it out, I beg you all.
I am so glad that I watched the movie cold, as the only things I knew about the movie was a promotional photo and the fact that it's Greek, a decision that I believe made the experience even more powerful for me, and a decision that I advise you all to take.
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A whole language of deceit is created by a father to make sure that his family don't venture into the unknown which he fears will corrupt them. This film talks about the myths and lies we are told to maintain status quo and the appearance of stability and normality. It explores the abuse of protecting a child from outside influences to the extreme of denying human instincts and inquisitiveness about their world. Its shows how telling children lies for their own safety makes them fearful of the world and patronises there innate understanding about life. Its amazing because it creates a world with an absurd, fully realised, vocabulary that is completely understood by the members of this family ; its surreal nature forces you to question the oddness and the parameters of your own existence. A life unquestioned and unexplored leads to a stagnant swamp of confusion.
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Dogtooth (2009) Kynodontas
Dogtooth (2009) Kynodontas
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