Dogtooth confirmed for Oscars race
Dogtooth [+see also:
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The awards race is no unknown track for Giorgos Lanthimos’ sophomore solo project. After winning Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year, the young director has traveled the world with his biting drama, making such notable festival stops as Toronto, London, Pusan, Rotterdam and New York’s New Directors/New Films showcase.
Along with solid business at the Greek box office, the film won major awards at Dublin, Sarajevo, Sitges, Stockholm and Montreal. Dogtooth's associate producer and Lanthimos’ long-time collaborator Athina Rachel Tsangari won her own accolades for her latest directorial effort, Attenberg [+see also:
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