Dogtooth -2009- File

The film follows a husband and wife who keep their three adult children entirely isolated on a gated estate. To ensure they never leave, the parents have constructed a completely fake reality: Fabricated Rules:

Check out the official trailer to see the family's bizarre daily routines and the sterile, sun-drenched atmosphere of the estate: Dogtooth - trailer International Film Festival Rotterdam – IFFR YouTube• Sep 26, 2013 dogtooth -2009-

The 2009 film ( Kynodontas ), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is a cornerstone of the "Greek Weird Wave" and a chilling exploration of extreme isolation and linguistic control. The Central Conceit: Language as a Prison The film follows a husband and wife who

: Dogtooth won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. But Christina, unlike the family, comes from the real world

But Christina, unlike the family, comes from the real world. She smuggles in contraband: a VHS tape of Rocky (the children are told it’s a nature documentary about a man fighting a bull) and eventually, a razor blade hidden inside a “Frank Sinatra” cassette tape.

—serves as an impossible physiological gatekeeper, ensuring their "protection" is actually a life sentence. The "Greek Weird Wave" Emergence

Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, Dogtooth is the movie that put Lanthimos on the global map. It is weird, uncomfortable, darkly funny, and utterly unforgettable.