An aesthetic masterpiece with seven award nominations in different festivals and three wins, including the Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Festival, Dogtooth provided the film world with a unique experience. Dominated by the color white, intentionally provocative and socially aware, it succeeds in delivering multi-dimensionally a forceful message about one of the strongest human values: the family.

The well-known, idiosyncratic film critic Elias Fragoulis suggested that Dogtooth makes a “comment on running away and isolation.” Nikos Danikas, another respected critic, related the film to the “theater of the absurd, black comedy, contemporary tragedy and the ridiculousness of today’s society.”

Taken together, these comments suggest that the basic themes underlying the movie regard the fragmentation and isolation that characterize… Continue reading →