Athens International Film Festival
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Ursa Minor

26/9/2015, 20:00, Δαναός 1

A man is arrested in a hotel room, while an unconscious young woman is taken to the hospital. Whatever transpired between them, from their unusual first encounter a few months earlier to the dramatic finale, is told through 12 arresting POV shots depicting two people’s attempt to fall in love.

Filmmakers in attendance

(Work in Progress)

Greek Subtitles on Script 

Why do polar bears go into hibernation in the Fall? Why do they lose their appetite? Why do they avoid confrontations? It's hard to figure out the polar bear's secrets. A man is arrested in a hotel room, while an unconscious young woman is taken to the hospital in an ambulance. During his ride in the police car, he recounts the past few months, from his unusual first encounter with the victim a few months earlier in that same hotel, to the dramatic finale of their relationship this morning. Whatever transpired between them is told through 12 arresting POV shots depicting two people’s attempt to fall in love. In her third film, "Ursa Minor", Elissavet Chronopoulou tells a love story based on her own novel "Wearing a Suit".

Filmmakers in attendance

(Work in Progress)

Greek Subtitles on Script 


Ursa Minor / Μικρή Άρκτος - trailer from NyxtesPremieras

Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Elissavet Chronopoulou
Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Elissavet Chronopoulou
Φωτογραφία / DoP
Christos Alexandris
Μοντάζ / Editor
Elissavet Chronopoulou
Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast
Sofia Georgovassili, Yannis Kokiasmenos
Dioni Kourtaki
Παραγωγή/ Producer
Elissavet Chronopoulou

Ελλάδα / Greece
2015
Ασπρόμαυρο / B&W
Ψηφιακή προβολή / Digital Screening
86'
Ελληνικά / Greek



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