MUMBAI: Greek film Dogtooth has won the Kingfisher Award, the top award at the 21st Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) that took place in the capital of Slovenia between 10 and 20 November.

The festival, that screened 117 films in eleven days had a jury that included American film distributor Frank Stavic and Slovenian writer and director Goran Vojinovic. They described Dogtooth as creating “a uniquely depressing atmosphere”.

The film portrays a horrific family drama where the father keeps his children imprisoned in their home with the help and consent of his wife. The children consider this as normal since they have never known what freedom is. The plot of the film could be considered as an allegory of modern society where words tend to change meanings resulting in dramatic consequences.