The plot of Dogtooth is deceptively simple. A middle-aged couple (Michele Valley and Christos Stergioglou) live in a luxurious, isolated country estate with their three adult children—referred to only as the Older Daughter, the Younger Daughter, and the Son (Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, and Hristos Passalis). The children have never left the property.
The film follows three adult siblings who have never left their family’s walled estate. Their parents have meticulously crafted a world where: Eye For Film Language is Weaponized
The film’s most fascinating element is the parents' use of to keep their three adult children from ever wanting to leave their walled estate.
The parents have created a disturbing and controlling environment, where they feed their children a diet of propaganda and restrictive rules. The kids are not allowed to leave the house or engage with the outside world, which has stunted their emotional and social development. The parents' intention is to shield their children from the perceived dangers of the world, but their methods are extreme and damaging.
Dogtooth was the international breakthrough for Lanthimos, who later directed The Favourite and Poor Things .
The only outsider allowed into the compound is , a security guard from the father's factory, hired to satisfy the son's sexual needs. Her presence introduces foreign objects and ideas—specifically Hollywood movies like Jaws and Rocky IV —which spark curiosity in the eldest daughter and begin to unravel the family's controlled environment . Impact and Style
