Behind the Haystacks
A tragic incident on Greece’s northern border strikes a local family of three, pushing them to face their own personal impasses, while having to deeply consider the price for their actions.
Event Details:
A middle-aged fisherman living on Greece’s northern border, who is drowning in debt, starts to smuggle migrants across the border lake, in exchange for a hefty fee. His wife, a housewife and devout churchgoer, is seeking the truth in God’s Word, while their daughter tries to define her own life within an oppressive environment. Until a tragic incident strikes the family, pushing the three heroes to face their own personal impasses and weaknesses, whilst having to consider, for the first time in their life, the price to pay for their actions.
Greece – Germany – North Macedonia | 2022 | Fiction | 118 min
Writer – Director: Asimina Proedrou
Accolades:
- 63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival (National Premiere) where it won six awards including the Fipresci Award
- 53rd International Film Festival of India (Goa) (Int. Premiere) where it won the Best Debut Feature Award.
- It participated in the EFP Program, Europe! Voices of Women in Film at the Sydney International Film Festival and was selected, among others, for the Galway film Fleadh (International Competition – July 2023).
- 10 awards at the Greek Film Academy awards, including the prestigious Best Film Award.
Main Cast:
Stathis Stamoulakatos
Lena Ouzounidou
Evgenia Lavda
Christos Kontogeorgis
Dina Michailidou
Paschalis Tsarouchas
Date:
October 13, 2024
Time:
5:35pm
Location:
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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