Dogtooth (film)

Dogtooth
Dogtooth
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by	Yorgos Lanthimos; Efthymis Filippou;
Produced by	Iraklis Mavroidis; Athina Rachel Tsangari; Yorgos Tsourgiannis;
Starring	Christos Stergioglou; Michelle Valley; Angeliki Papoulia; Christos Passalis; Mary Tsoni; Anna Kalaitzidou;
Cinematography	Thimios Bakatakis
Edited by	Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Production; company	Boo Productions
Distributed by	Feelgood Entertainment
Release dates	18 May 2009 (Cannes); 11 November 2009 (Greece);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek
Budget	€250,000
Box office	$1.4 million

Dogtooth (Greek: Κυνόδοντας; Kynodontas) is a 2009 Greek psychological drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Written by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou, the film is about a husband and wife (Christos Stergioglou and Michelle Valley) who keep their children (Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, and Mary Tsoni) ignorant of the world outside their property well into adulthood.

Dogtooth is Lanthimos's third feature film. It won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.

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