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Former Cinematical chief, close personal friend, and actual superhero James Rocchi said this when I asked him what I should see at Toronto this year: “Dude,” (pause for dramatic effect; his, not mine) “You must see a Greek film called Dogtooth. It won the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes, it’s unlike anything you’ve seen before, and it’s amazingly twisted and weird.” That was all I needed to hear. Well, that, and that the running time was 96 minutes. That’s important when you’re at a busy festival like Toronto.
So enthused was Sir Rocchi that he joined Kim Voynar and I for his second screening of Dogtooth – on the very first day of the festival! (That’s not something most film critics could (or would) do.) But I’m pleased to note that Mr. Rocchi’s enthusiasm was well-founded and accurate: quite simply, I’ve never seen a film (anything at all) like Yorgros Lanthimos’ Dogtooth](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dogtooth/1435699/main).