Filmbàr screening of Yorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (2009) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5pm

Filmbàr screening of Yorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (2009) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5pm.

Through a volatile mixture of indoctrination, misinformation, and fear, three grown-up siblings--a brother and two sisters--find themselves confined to an isolated family villa. However, being kept on a short leash since birth can only mean one thing: the siblings have been relying on their cold, manipulative parents to learn about the ways of the world their entire lives. Of course, no one knows why the cruel patriarch and his frigid wife deliberately keep their submissive children in the dark. After all, they say ignorance is bliss, and freedom is nothing but a word. But nothing lasts forever. And when corrosive influence in the shape of young security guard Christina enters the equation, sweet, baffling temptation threatens years of meticulous mind-programming. Is the grass greener on the other side of the fence? With this in mind, how can an ordinary dogtooth stand in the way of happiness?

The screening will be followed by a discussion over tea. Lift is operational.

Address: Research and Publication Centre (RPC), 2nd Floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above Indesign showroom).

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook) 

Best wishes,

- Zarik.