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: A controlling couple keeps their three adult children isolated in a gated compound, raising them with fabricated language and surreal rules.
Its influence extended beyond Greek cinema, too. The deadpan, affectless performances and unsettling domestic settings have been echoed in independent films worldwide. The film remains a staple of film studies courses for its treatment of language, knowledge, and the social construction of reality . dogtooth -2009-
Lanthimos often uses deadpan, mechanical acting to highlight the absurdity of the situation. The children act out violent scenes for their parents' amusement, yet they are told that the outside world is cruel. This duality makes the film both amusing and deeply disturbing. Why Dogtooth (2009) Matters : A controlling couple keeps their three adult
Film Review — Dogtooth (2009). ★★★★☆ | by Michael Kenny The film remains a staple of film studies