Snapshot · The Louis Theroux Podcast
Lanthimos confirmed that the refugee situation on Greek islands including Lesbos is ongoing, noting the camps are now called 'hospitality centres' but conditions remain rough.
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Louis handles the most personal section of the interview with care, noting that Lanthimos grew up without his father significantly present and lost his mother at 17, and has never become close to his father since. He asks whether Lanthimos has a suspicion of family life, and Lanthimos offers a measured but honest 'I guess so.' He acknowledges that these experiences may have seeded something like Dogtooth — a film about the violence of family control — and that they inform his decision not to have children, though he also cites the state of the world as a separate reason. The admission is rare in its directness from a filmmaker who usually defers such questions back to the work.
Lanthimos lost his mother at 17 and was largely raised without his father, formative experiences he links to his recurring cinematic suspicion of family structures.
Lanthimos has always explored political themes obliquely — through family dynamics, power structures, and social rules. But with the refugee crisis ongoing in Greece, right-wing populism rising, and Gaza on his mind, he admits he is now seriously considering making something more directly political, and hasn't ruled out a documentary.
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