Dogtooth

On at the gft @ the moment is the darkly comical and slightly uneasy to watch DOGTOOTH. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Winner of the prix un certain regard @ cannes last year. An award introduced into cannes to recognise new talent with original, innovative and daring works.

This movie doesn't fail to tick all of those boxes.

Set in Greece, the story is based around what appears to be a normal family. Mother, Father, Son and two daughters simply known as 'eldest' and 'youngest'.

Sat around the dinner table you know things aren't quite right when the daughter asks for her mum to pass her the telephone in return she then passes her the salt.

For an unknown reason the father has decided to keep them hidden from the real world and instead they live in the confines of their house and garden which has large fences which block out their surroundings. Father is the only character who is allowed to leave the house which he does daily by car to earn his family a crust.

In this self created safe house the mother teaches them illogical things in order to explain the world as they are permitted to see it. In a fantasy like world where cats are the enemy, aeroplanes fall from the sky as toys and their mother gives birth to a dog.

Everything seems to be working fine until the father brings a lady from work home to satisfy the sons sexual urges. Bringing elements from the real world into this fragile wonderland soon confuses and unsettles the children and sparks a series of events that challenge the father and mothers teachings.

This film is a definite must. It lures you into to its four walls and plods along. You think nothing much is going to happen, like watching a family drama on t.v then out of the blue something Dark will happen leaving you feeling uncomfortable in your seat.

Definitely not one to go see with any members of your family.