On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki’s family keep insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young Angeliki took with her? Why does her family persist in trying to “forget” her and to move on with its life?
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 38 min.
- Country, year
- Greece, 2013
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Alexandros Avranas
- Screenplay
- Alexandros Avranas, Kostas Peroulis
- Cinematography
- Olympia Mitilinaiou
- Cast
- Themis Panou, Eleni Roussinou, Reni Pittaki, Sissy Toumasi, Kalliopi Zontanou, Konstantinos Athanasiades
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- in competition: Silver Lion for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Euro-Mediterranean Film, Young Cinema Award
- Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress
- Innovation Award
- Best Screenplay, selected for European Film Awards.
Director
Alexandros Avranas
Alexandros Avranas was born in Larissa, Greece, in 1977. He studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts and then he continued at the Berlin University of the Arts. With his first feature film Without (2008) he won numerous awards. His works often examine social and political issues.