this is a clip from dogtooth, a really fucked up but also fantastic greek film i watched recently. it's about these three teenagers whose father and mother have taught them bizarre and incorrect definitions for common words. for example, they are taught that 'zombie' means 'little yellow flower' and that 'telephone' means 'salt shaker'. the parents do this in part to further manipulate their children, who have essentially been imprisoned in their home their entire lives. it's a really disturbing but hilarious and interesting film...definitely worth a watch if you don't get weirded out by dysfunctional subject matter. anyway, i really like this clip below. the children are performing for their parents' wedding anniversary, and the eldest daughter does the 'maniac' dance from flashdance because she's been secretly watching smuggled in vhs tapes whose scripts she memorizes and recites for her brother and sister. don't worry though, her dad quickly finds out and beats her repeatedly in the head with vhs mitts he straps onto his hands with duct tape. aaaaand he also beats the girl who has been smuggling the tapes (also the girl he's been paying to come to the house to sleep with his son to "relieve him of his urges"...) in the head with a vhs player until she falls to the floor unconscious but presumably not dead. see? i told you it was fucked up...
and here's the trailer to give you a better idea of how effing weird it is:
if you'd like to watch it in its entirety, you can find it free here.
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