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New York, April 14, 2010 – After winning the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and having its NY premiere at this year’s prestigious New Directors / New Films series, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth (2009) is set to begin its commercial theatrical run on June 25 at New York’s Cinema Village.
Following the highly anticipated NY opening, Dogtooth will move to other US cities during the summer and fall of 2010, before a DVD and Blu-ray release at the end of the year. Updated theatrical dates can be found at the film’s official website, located at http://www.kino.com/dogtooth
Focusing on three “teenagers” confined to an isolated country estate, Dogtooth tells the story of a nuclear family tightly run by über-controlling parents.
While the trio is being educated, entertained and exercised in the manner that their parents deem appropriate (i.e. without any influence from the outside world), the trio spends their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any outside word is instantly assigned a new meaning, so “the sea” refers to a large armchair and “zombies” are little yellow flowers.
The only person allowed to enter the house is Christina, a woman who works as a security guard at the family business. The father arranges her visits to the house in order to appease the sexual urges of the son – and the entire family is fond of her.
But one day, Christina gives a present to the eldest daughter: a headband with stones that glow in the dark. And when she asks for something in return, the family’s delicate harmony is shaken to its core.
Dogtooth (2009)
Greece
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Duration: 96 mins
In Greek with English Subtitles
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Other films currently in release (or opening soon) through Kino International are: Ajami, Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Film from Israel; Metropolis (the 2010 restoration) premiering at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, April 25 as part of the TCM Festival, followed by its theatrical premiere at Film Forum New York starting May 7; Winnebago Man, a critically acclaimed documentary about the “angriest man in the world,” and Double Take, opening at Film Forum New York in June.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
