A canary, a dog, a cat – even a fish. The young couple employed by the pet crematorium collect them all. They drive through a post-apocalyptic landscape on the shabby periphery of an industrial city. They make love, swim and are surprised by the large numbers of dead animals strewn along the roadside. When they hit a stray dog, their relationship starts to derail. This enigmatic debut is about the thin line between life and death, the spiritual connection between human and animal and the fragility of love between humans.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Country, year
- Netherlands, Greece, 2020
- Genre
- Drama, Experimental, Available online
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Janis Rafa
- Screenplay
- Janis Rafa
- Producers
- Digna Sinke
- Cinematography
- Thodoros Mihopoulos
- Cast
- Pinelopi Tsilika, Dimitris Lalos, Michele Valley, Tasos Rafailidis
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- KNF Award
- Special Mention
Director
Janis Rafa
Janis Rafa has a PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Leeds. Her work has been exhibited at venues and festivals such as the Viennale, Tate Modern and IFFR. In 2013, she created the „Three Farewells“ trilogy. „Kala azar“ (2020) is her debut feature film.
