Miss Violence

Miss Violence

Director Alexandros Avranas

1 hr. 38 min. · Greece, 2013 · Drama · Greek · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N/A

About the film

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?

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
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Festivals and awards

  • Venice Film Festival in competition: Silver Lion for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Euro-Mediterranean Film, Young Cinema Award
  • Hellenic Film Academy Awards Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress
  • Montréal Festival of New Cinema Innovation Award
  • Stockholm Film Festival Best Screenplay, selected for European Film Awards.
Alexandros Avranas

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.