Kynodontas (2009)

Director:

Giorgos Lanthimos

Writers:

Efthymis Filippou (writer)
Giorgos Lanthimos (writer)

Release Date:

11 November 2009 (Greece)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet...

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Awakening | One Word Title | Family Life

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Christos Stergioglou	...	Father
Michelle Valley	...	Mother
Aggeliki Papoulia	...	Older Daughter
Mary Tsoni	...	Younger Daughter
Hristos Passalis	...	Son
Anna Kalaitzidou	...	Christina
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexander Voulgaris	...	Dog trainer

Also Known As:

Dogtooth (International: English title)

Runtime:

Greece:94 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Argentina:94 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18

Company:

Boo Productions

Heaven is a prison

I cannot believe that the obvious political subtext was totally denied in some comments. You only have to take a look at the world we live in to see the clear structure of this alleged "nonsense" film. Total CCTV surveillance? Internet blacklists? Ban of violence in computer games and films? All to protect us? I really don't doubt that the majority of politicians responsible for those developments are not evildoers. Like the parents in this film - the politicians only want the best for all of us. But the little brother outside the garden isn't dead, he has grown up. So the film shows us the end point of this development. Where Zombies are little yellow flowers, there is slavery freedom.