Dogtooth
2009 film by Yorgos Lanthimos
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Summary
Dogtooth is a film[1]. Dogtooth ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,221 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos[3]
- Screenwriter: Yorgos Lanthimos[4], Efthimis Filippou[5]
- Genre: drama film[6], LGBTQ-related film[7]
- Cast member: Christos Stergioglou[8], Michele Valley[9], Angeliki Papoulia[10], Marie Tsoni[11], Anna Kalaitzidou[12], Christos Passalis[13]
- Producer: Yorgos Lanthimos[14]
- Director of photography: Thimios Bakatakis[15]
- Original language of film or TV show: Modern Greek[16]
- Distribution format: video on demand[17]
- Review score: 93%[18], 7.7/10[19], 73/100[20], 7.1/10[21]
- Color: color[22]
- Country of origin: Greece[23]
- Publication date: January 1, 2009[24], May 18, 2009[25]
- Official website: http://www.dogtooth.gr[26]
- Filming location: Greece[27]
- Main subject: incest[28], social isolation[29]
- Film editor: Yorgos Mavropsaridis[30]
- Participant in: 22nd European Film Awards[31]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[32], BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film[33], International Submission to the Academy Awards[34]
- Title: Κυνόδοντας[35]
- Duration: 93 minutes[36]
- RARS rating: 18+[37]
- EIRIN film rating: R18+[38]
- CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve[39], warning[40]
Why It Matters
Dogtooth has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Dogtooth is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]