Review of Dogtooth (2009) by Ayat M — 09 Aug 2016

What a strange film.... who thinks of these topics? The acting was great, but just didn't see the point of this being a film....

This review of Dogtooth (2009) was written by Ayat M on 09 Aug 2016.

Dogtooth has generally received positive reviews.

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