The City of Children

A somber, interwoven day of fraught couples and lonely strangers, building quietly toward a sudden, jarring act of violence.

Directed by

Giorgos Gikapeppas

Genres

Drama

Starring

Kika Georgiou, Giorgos Ziovas, Vasilis Bisbikis

Overview

The arrival of children, as seen through the stories of four different couples, just when a pregnancy comes along and conflicts with their lives. A marital crisis becomes a family tragedy; a mad man's gun forces a young couple to reconsider a premature pregnancy; a long struggle of in-vitro fertilizations brings together and forces apart two sterile women who have shared the same man; and a young Iraqi immigrant, all alone in her apartment, is forced to give birth to her child with the help of her Greek stalker and next door neighbor. The stories unfold within a day and collide in a violent and fatal incident.

How it feels

Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Parenthood, family, isolation, trauma

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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