Directed by Yannis Economides. Featuring Stathis Stamoulakatos, Vangelis Mourikis, Maria Kallimani. 108 minutes.

After the shoutfests and simmering domestic and social loathing of Economides’ Matchbox and Soul Kicking, comes a quieter and eerier third film with Oedipal hues. From the start, the viewer is instilled with a sense of unease and foreboding in this film that sliced its way into the critics’ hearts, taking seven Greek “Oscars”. After his father’s unceremonious death in a backwater hospital, Nikos is convinced by his tough uncle to swap tedious life in his industrial hometown for life in the big city. The burly antihero is disappointed to find that things in Athens are less glamorous than he thought, as his sole job is to watch his uncle’s two Dobermans. His uncle fears someone will poison the dogs, while his wife seethes without saying a word. Economides uses dark lighting, repetition and a feeling of domestic tension and neighborhood paranoia to excellent effect. No one–not even the dogs–are loveable in this black-and-white film with only one stomach-turning scene that is tinted with color. No English subtitles, though words take second place to images here.