Dogtooth (2009)
Starring Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Hristos Passalis, Mary Tsoni, Anna Kalaitzidou, Steve Krikris, Sissy Petropoulou, Alexander Voulgaris
IHBM7Good
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.
My review · Reviewed 08/17/2019
As the film unpacks we piece together the fact that three teenagers are growing up in a rural compound that they are not allowed to leave. Whatever they know - much of it untrue and designed to keep them from leaving - is given to them by their parents. It is a fascinating study on how we obtain knowledge and struggle to break free from those that have power over us. It's not for everyone but I enjoyed it.