Defunct
- Zacharias Mavroeidis
- 2019
- 1h 40m
- Greece
Zacharias Mavroeidis manages to look the Greek historical past in the face and open-heartedly, without didacticism, with a modern and refreshing gaze. Audience Award at the Thessaloniki Festival and two unforgettably moving performances by Michalis Sarantis and Thanasis Papageorgiou.
Synopsis
Aris, a thirty-year-old businessman on the verge of bankruptcy, moves into the house of his late grandfather, Aristides, who was a retired Greek Army officer. He soon reunites with childhood friends and a former colleague of Aristides. Trying to live up to his name, Aris gradually takes on the role of his grandfather.
Audience Award
Thessaloniki Film Festival
2019
Youth Jury Award
Thessaloniki Film Festival
2019
Best Screenplay
Hellenic Film Academy Awards
2020