An INDIEBOX Production in Co-Production with FRENEL
with the support of
Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece
A short film directed by Panos Ziogas
Summary
A young boy, living in rural Greece with his father, has to confront the violent familial tradition on his birthday, the slaughter of a goat. The ritual is unavoidable for the boy in order to become a man, even if his ideals diverge from those of his father’s. Following constant pressure, he runs away and after meeting a mysterious presence he must take a difficult decision.
Ένα νεαρό αγόρι που ζει στην επαρχία με τον πατέρα του, έρχεται αντιμέτωπο την ημέρα των γενεθλίων του με τη βίαιη παράδοση ενηλικίωσης της οικογένειάς του, τη σφαγή μίας κατσίκας. Η διαδικασία του να γίνει άνδρας καθίσταται βαρυσήμαντη και αναπόφευκτη για τον νεαρό, ακόμα κι αν τα δικά του ιδανικά αποκλίνουν από αυτά του πατέρα του. Έπειτα από αλλεπάλληλες πιέσεις το αγόρι τρέπεται σε φυγή και μετά την συνάντηση του με μια μυστήρια παρουσία θα πρέπει να πάρει μια δύσκολη απόφαση.
Director’s Statement
The film “Wild Cherry”, apart from being a way of personal expression, the need for creation and the externalization of emotions, in its essence aims to address deep-rooted beliefs of a part of the inhabitants of the province that belong to the past and constitute an obstacle to the spiritual development of young people, thus creating barriers and boundaries that either oppress and isolate them or often drive them away from the place where they grew up.
Cast Karamfilis Ioannis / Marinos Christos / Beriatou Evangelia
Director Panagiotis Ziogas
Script Anastasia Strimtsou
Producer Apostolos Karoulas – Indiebox productions
Production Manager Dimitris Kaligos / Sourliboom Art Space
Director of Photography Apostolos Karoulas
Art Director / Costume Designer Natalia Lampropoulou
Sound Recording / Design / Mix Enes Ahmet Kehagia
Music Composer Stelios Ntaras
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