Screening times:
Thursday, August 21, 6:30 PM

Yorgos Lanthimos | Greece | 2009 | 97m
Greek with English subtitles

The Father, the Mother and their three children live at the outskirts of a city. There is a tall fence surrounding the house. The children have never been outside that fence. They are being educated, entertained, and exercised in the manner that their parents deem appropriate, without any influence from the outside world.

The only person allowed to enter the house is Christina. She works as a security guard at the Father’s business. The whole family is fond of her, especially the Eldest Daughter. One day Christina gives her as a present a headband that has stones that glow in the dark and asks for something in return.

Since making Dogtooth, five-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos has solidified his reputation as a genius of absurdity. Films like The Lobster, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, and Poor Things have earned him fans around the world for his delightfully perverse visions.

Dogtooth may be both his most disturbing and compelling. It won the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. It's presented here in 4K.

"A disquieting film about family, all-consuming delusion and eventual violence, it’s Lanthimos at his best, most unflinching." - Chase Hutchinson, Seattle Times

"A black-comic poem of dysfunction, a veritable operetta of self-harm, this brilliant and bizarre film from the Greek director is superbly acted and icily controlled -- it grips from the very first scenes." - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

"Dogtooth is like a car crash. You cannot look away." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

$12 ($11.40 cash at the door if available)