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BEHIND THE HAYSTACKS
“Behind the Haystacks”, a poignant drama set in 2015 at the Greece’s northern border. A debt-ridden fisherman near Doiran Lake opts for trafficking immigrants to subsist his family’s living, while grappling with the hard-edged reality of refugees stranded at the northern borders of Greece.
THE PROMOTION
It is 2012. Nikos lives in Athens. He is a film director who teaches film direction at the University of Thessaloniki. Today, he will ask his father, Mr. Andrikos, to accompany him to the swearing-in ceremony for his promotion at the University. A father-son train journey ensues, with time running backward.
MURDERESS (FONISSA)
Set against the hauntingly beautiful backdrop of a remote Greek island around 1900, “Fonissa” (Murderess) unravels a powerful drama that dives deep into the human psyche and societal norms. This gripping tale is based on Alexandros Papadiamantis’s classic novel, bringing to life the harrowing story of Hadoula, a woman entangled in the oppressive webs of a patriarchal society.
Rating: No sexual references, Common bad language or slang terms, Violence but without blood, No drug use or references, No Nudity, Greek Audio, English Subtitles. Historical Drama.
LISTEN
Financial upheaval forces a teenage deaf girl, Valmira 16, to leave her progressive Athens school and return to her father’s struggling island where she is confronted by the danger of prejudice and intolerance, most shockingly — her own.
LISTEN TO WHO'S TALKING
Fotis is in a dead end both personally and professionally. At this critical point in his life, a voice he is familiar with will take action, a voice he knows only in his head.
SMUGGLING HENDRIX
Yiannis, a faded musician who is about to leave Cyprus for a better life abroad, sees his plans turned upside down when his dog crosses the Buffer Zone that separates the “Greek South” from the “Turkish North”. Can he smuggle him back in?
Age Restrictions Apply: 18+
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