Athens International Film Festival
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Symptom

25/9/2015, 20:00, Δαναός 1

A creature wearing a leather jacket and eyes that twinkle in the dark wreaks havoc on the small community of an isolated island. Only a strange girl seems capable of dealing with it. A poetic exploration of the dark side of existence, featuring Katia Goulioni, Constantine Markoulakis and Michele Valley.

A strange creature with a leather jacket and glowing eyes wreaks havoc on an isolated island. Anyone who comes in close contact with it loses their mind. The locals seek out the help of a strange girl, who seems to be the only one capable of dealing with the beast. In a constant effort to reinforce her faith, she's driven to extremities, although her actions are intricately entwined with her relationship to the stranger. A poetic exploration of the dark and intimate side of existence. A fantasy film with a heart of pure melodrama that's immersed in the girl's subconscious, in order to touch upon the "Symptom" of the clash between compulsion and morality.

(Greek subtitles on script)


Symptom / Σύμπτωμα - trailer from NyxtesPremieras

Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Angelos Frantzis
Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Konstantinos Antonopoulos, Angelos Frantzis
Φωτογραφία / DoP
Elias Adamis
Μουσική / Music
Coti K.
Μοντάζ / Editor
Tolis Apostolidis
Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast
Katia Goulioni, Konstantinos Markoulakis
Michele Valley, Eleni Vergeti, Yiannis Nikolaidis
Παραγωγή / Producers
Nikolas Alavanos, Angelos Frantzis

Ελλάδα / Greece
2015
Εγχρωμο / Color
DCP
87'
Ελληνικά / Greek



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