Is Dogtooth one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 100% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dogtooth easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dogtooth end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dogtooth

Name: Dogtooth
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Hristos Passalis, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Produced by Greek Film Centre, Boo Productions

200998 min7.0 / 10

A deeply unsettling psychological horror about linguistic and psychological imprisonment, where a family's constructed reality becomes a tool of control and abuse.

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.

Clusters

Paranoid Reality Breakdown Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Houses and Dwellings Gender and Sexual Identity Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Hostage Paranoia Dysfunctional Family Incest Mental Illness Tooth Sexual Awakening Fantasy World Isolated House Home Education Brother Sister Sex Strict Father Brother Sister Incest

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Questions people ask

Is Dogtooth one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 100% of films.
Is Dogtooth easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does Dogtooth end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Dogtooth scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Is Dogtooth sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Dogtooth violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.