• Director(s)

    Yorgos Lanthimos

  • Production Year

    2009

  • Release date

    13/06/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    97m

  • Cast

    Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia

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Film

Dogtooth

strong sex, nudity

Three teenagers grapple with the isolated existence imposed on them by their over-protective parents in this drama from 2009.…

Three teenagers grapple with the isolated existence imposed on them by their over-protective parents in this drama from 2009.

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violence

language

sex

injury detail

nudity

theme

threat and horror

discrimination

  • Director(s)

    Yorgos Lanthimos

  • Production Year

    2009

  • Release date

    13/06/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    97m

  • Cast

    Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia

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strong sex, nudity
Classified Date:
11/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
There are scenes of domestic violence involving a man beating women. These scenes do not dwell on the infliction of injury. A woman slashes at a man and blood sprays up. There is also a sequence in which a cat is attacked with a pair of garden shears, followed by an aftermath shot of the dead animal. However, no actual animals were harmed.
language
There is moderate bad language ('pussy').
sex
In one scene, a pornographic video is watched on a television screen, including brief shots of fellatio. In a subsequent scene, two young adults engage in foreplay, during which there is brief sight of masturbation. There are also strong sex scenes without explicit detail.
injury detail
A man clutches his bloodied hand after it has been injured in an attack. A woman hits her mouth deliberately with a dumbell, causing blood to splatter.
nudity
There are scenes that include sexualised nudity with strong detail, including sight of genitals and buttocks.
theme
There is a theme of an unusual and dysfunctional lifestyle, including incest and enforced isolation.
Contains incest theme and infrequent real sex
Classified Date:
08/01/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Verve Pictures Ltd
sex
There is a scene of real sex in which a pornographic video is watched on a television screen. Brief shots of fellatio are seen. In a subsequent scene, two young adults engage in sexual foreplay, during which there is brief sight of masturbation. The brief real sex establishes the unusual and dysfunctional lifestyle that results from the isolation orchestrated by the dictatorial father, including incest. The film also includes strong sex scenes without explicit detail.
additional issues
There are also some scenes of violence perpetrated by the father. In one scene, he beats a woman who displeases him, and also beats one of his own daughters. These beatings do not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The films also includes a sequence in which a cat is attacked with a pair of garden shears. There is an initial pounce as the cat is caught, followed by an aftermath shot of the dead animal. In order to satisfy our obligations under the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937, detailed assurances were sought from the film makers. These revealed that rubber shears were employed and that no animals were harmed.
Contains incest theme and infrequent real sex
Classified Date:
12/05/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Verve Pictures Ltd
sex
There is a scene of real sex in which a pornographic video is watched on a television screen. Brief shots of fellatio are seen. In a subsequent scene, two young adults engage in sexual foreplay, during which there is brief sight of masturbation. The brief real sex establishes the unusual and dysfunctional lifestyle that results from the isolation orchestrated by the dictatorial father, including incest. The film also includes strong sex scenes without explicit detail.
additional issues
There are also some scenes of violence perpetrated by the father. In one scene, he beats a woman who displeases him, and also beats one of his own daughters. These beatings do not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The films also includes a sequence in which a cat is attacked with a pair of garden shears. There is an initial pounce as the cat is caught, followed by an aftermath shot of the dead animal. In order to satisfy our obligations under the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937, detailed assurances were sought from the film makers. These revealed that rubber shears were employed and that no animals were harmed.
Classified Date:
26/02/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Verve Pictures Ltd

  • Classified date

    11/06/2025

  • Language

    Greek