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2016 · 28 min

A slow, sun-drenched slice of life that simmers with unspoken family tension and quiet melancholy.

Directed by
Jacqueline Lentzou
Starring
Nikos Zeginoglou, Katerina Zisoudi, Nota Cherniavsky
Overview
On a very hot day in Athens, Stephanos, the eldest brother, is working out while his mother is planning a day out. After another intense argument, Stephanos is left alone to take care of his two younger siblings as well as Lucy, the family's sick dog. The day is spent pleasantly between summery laziness, pizzas, teenage flirting and phone calls that remain unanswered.

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Directed by
Jacqueline Lentzou
Starring
Nikos Zeginoglou, Katerina Zisoudi, Nota Cherniavsky
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • parenthood
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Jacqueline Lentzou
Written by
Jacqueline Lentzou
Starring
Nikos Zeginoglou, Katerina Zisoudi, Nota Cherniavsky, Mikaela Choleza, Lissandros Kouroumbalis
Cinematography
Konstantinos Koukoulios
Runtime
28 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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