ARCADIA

Feature fiction film / Greece, Bulgaria / 99 minutes

CAST

Vangelis Mourikis
Angeliki Papoulia
Elena Topalidou
Nikolas Papagiannis
Vangelis Evangelinos

CREW

Director / Yorgos Zois
Scriptwriters / Konstantina Kotzamani, Yorgos Zois
DOP / KonstantinosKoukoulios
Producers / Antigoni Rota, Maria Drandaki, Stelios Cotionis
Production / Foss Productions, Homemade Films
Co-producer / Veselka Kiryakova
Co-production / Red Carpet Films
World Sales / Beta Cinema

Financial support / Eurimages + Greek Film Center + Bulgarian National Film Center + EKOME + Onassis Culture + Flux

WORLD PREMIERE

2024 / Berlin International Film Festival, Encounters Competition

SYNOPSIS

Katerina, a neurologist, and Yannis, a respected retired doctor, are on their way to an off-season seaside resort. It is a windy autumn day as they drive across the sand dunes.

The silence pervading the car speaks to their unpleasant task: Yannis has been called to the hospital of a small town to identify the victim of a tragic accident. When the local police officer informs them that the victim’s vehicle plunged over the parapet of a stone bridge and takes them to the morgue, Katerina sees her worst suspicions confirmed.

Together with Yannis, but also on her own during nightly excursions to a mysterious, rustic beach bar called Arcadia, she begins to put the individual pieces of the puzzle together to reveal a haunting story of love, loss, acceptance and letting go.

AWARDS

+ Hong-Kong International Film Festival 2024 (Young Cinema Competition, Asian premiere) / Best Actor Award for Vangelis Mourikis

+ Sarajevo IFF 2024 (International Competition) / Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director

+Feature FilmSelection 2024 – European Film Awards