Plot
Kept on a short leash through a volatile mixture of indoctrination, misinformation and fear, three grown-up siblings--two sisters and one brother--find themselves confined to their lavish, isolated villa. As a result, holed up in their beautiful, high-walled prison, the siblings rely on their cold, manipulative parents to learn about the ways of the world, taking reality-defying lessons from instructional cassette tapes. And, as the cruel patriarch and his frigid wife deliberately keep their unsuspecting, submissive children in the dark, freedom is nothing but a word. Then, a bad influence in the shape of security guard Christina enters the equation, and suddenly, sweet, baffling temptation threatens years of meticulous mind-programming. Is the grass greener on the other side of the fence? With this in mind, how can an ordinary dogtooth stand in the way of happiness?
Written by
Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Directed by
Yorgos Lanthimos
Crew
Production Countries
Greece
Production Companies
Horsefly Productions, Boo Productions, Greek Film Centre
Languages
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 21 nominations total