Athens International Film Festival
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End of Sentence

Recently released from prison, a son is made to honour his newly departed mother’s final wishes and travels with his estranged father to Ireland where her ashes are to be scattered. The journey will be full of mishaps but will also act as a catalyst in the lives of the two men. Logan Lerman (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”) and the Oscar-nominated John Hawkes become the ideal fellow travellers in this affectionate road movie.


ICELAND, IRELAND, USA | 2019 | COLOR | DCP | 96' | ENGLISH

Frank sets off from Alabama to fulfil his wife’s last wish, to have her ashes scattered over a remote lake in Ireland. His son, who’s just been released from prison, accompanies him, but their relationship is tense. The journey will make Frank doubt his wife’s faith, will bring a love interest of unusual impact and a knowledge they could not have imagined.

A road film and a character study about winning over your past, the strong family ties and the unexpected everyday humour which puts things into perspective and keeps us alive. Independent cinema of the best tradition, with a winning main performance by the underappreciated character actor John Hawkes. I.D.

DIRECTOR: Elfar Adalsteins
SCREENWRITER: Michael Armbruster
DoP: Karl Oskarsson
EDITORS: Guðlaugur Andri Eythórsson, Kristján Loðmfjörð, Valdís Óskarsdóttir
PRINCIPAL CAST: John Hawkes, Logan Lerman, Sarah Bolger, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jack McEvoy, Christopher Allen, Sean Mahon, Andrea Irvine, David Grant Wright, Shaw Jones

ELFAR ADALSTEINS 
Producer and director from Iceland. He studied Film at the Met of Ealing Studios and Direction with Judith Weston at Director’s Studio in L.A. He has founded Berserk Films production company. After two short films – the one being ‘Sailcloth’ with John Hurt, this is his feature debut.

FILMOGRAPHY
2019 End of Sentence

 



        : Festival Darlings

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        Parasite (Opening Film)

        19/09/19, 22:00, DANAOS 1

        Adults in the Room (Closing Film)

        Adults in the Room (Closing Film)

        28/09/19, 19:00, Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall

        Adoration

        Adoration

        19/09/19, 20:30, IDEAL
        23/09/19, 21:15, DANAOS 2

        Divine Love

        Divine Love

        20/09/19, 22:15, DANAOS 1
        27/09/19, 22:00, ASTOR

        Light of my Life

        Light of my Life

        20/09/19, 22:30, IDEAL

        Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

        Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

        21/09/19, 20:00, DANAOS 1

        Piranhas

        Piranhas

        21/09/19, 22:00, DANAOS 1

        Synonyms

        Synonyms

        22/09/19, 19:00, ASTOR
        23/09/19, 22:00, ASTOR

        Family Romance, LLC

        Family Romance, LLC

        22/09/19, 20:00, DANAOS 1

        Marighella

        Marighella

        22/09/19, 22:00, DANAOS 1

        Jezebel

        Jezebel

        22/09/19, 22:00, ODEON OPERA 1
        28/09/19, 20:30, ASTOR

        Stitches

        Stitches

        23/09/19, 19:30, DANAOS 1
        25/09/19, 19:00, ODEON OPERA 2
        28/09/19, 22:00, DANAOS 2

        Sorry We Missed You

        Sorry We Missed You

        23/09/19, 22:00, DANAOS 1
        24/09/19, 20:00, ASTOR

        System Crasher

        System Crasher

        24/09/19, 19:30, DANAOS 1

        Farewell

        Farewell

        24/09/19, 19:30, IDEAL

        Zombi Child

        Zombi Child

        24/09/19, 22:30, ASTOR
        28/09/19, 22:30, ASTOR

        Öndög

        Öndög

        25/09/19, 19:45, DANAOS 1

        We Are Little Zombies

        We Are Little Zombies

        25/09/19, 20:00, ODEON OPERA 1
        29/09/19, 17:30, ASTOR

        The Sound of Silence

        The Sound of Silence

        25/09/19, 22:00, DANAOS 1
        29/09/19, 22:00, ASTOR

        Portrait of a Lady on Fire

        Portrait of a Lady on Fire

        25/09/19, 22:15, IDEAL

        The Wild Goose Lake

        The Wild Goose Lake

        26/09/19, 20:00, IDEAL

        The Sharks

        The Sharks

        26/09/19, 22:15, DANAOS 1

        Sole

        Sole

        26/09/19, 22:15, ASTOR

        The Death of Dick Long

        The Death of Dick Long

        27/09/19, 20:00, IDEAL

        Bacurau

        Bacurau

        27/09/19, 22:00, DANAOS 1

        Animals

        Animals

        27/09/19, 22:30, IDEAL

        Driveways

        Driveways

        28/09/19, 18:00, ODEON OPERA 1

        Extra Ordinary

        Extra Ordinary

        28/09/19, 20:00, ODEON OPERA 1

        Spider

        Spider

        28/09/19, 20:30, IDEAL

        So Long, My Son

        So Long, My Son

        28/09/19, 21:45, DANAOS 1

        Farming

        Farming

        28/09/19, 22:00, ODEON OPERA 1

        The County

        The County

        29/09/19, 19:45, DANAOS 1

        The Ground Beneath my Feet

        The Ground Beneath my Feet

        29/09/19, 22:15, DANAOS 1