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The father, the mother and their three kids live in a house on the outskirts of a city. There is a tall fence surrounding the house, which the kids have never crossed. They are being educated, entertained, bored and exercised in the manner that their parents deem appropriate, without any influence from the outside world.
They believe that the airplanes flying over are toys and that zombies are small yellow flowers. The only person allowed to enter the house is Christina. She works as a security guard at the father’s business. The father arranges her visits to the house in order to appease the sexual urges of the son. The whole family is fond of her, especially the eldest daughter.
One day Christina gives her a present, a headband that has stones that glow in the dark and asks for something in return.

Director's Statement
The movie is about various concepts, like the future of the family, how families work, and whether that is going to change. It’s about how kids grow up, what Greek families are like and how they tend to keep children at home and keep them very dependent on their parents. It’s also about how great an influence education has, and leaders of social groups in general – whether it be a family, or a much greater group, or even inside a personal relationship. How these things can shape a person’s way of thinking and make them believe this or that, without it necessarily meaning that either is true. And without the person ever knowing what’s really going on around them.

Cast and Crew
Director - Giorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay - Efthymis Filippou, Giorgos Lanthimos
Producer - Yorgos Tsourgiannis
DOP - Thimios Bakatakis
Editor - Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Cast - Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Passalis