Festivals/Awards

Busan IFF (Flash Forward – audience award candidate) / Chicago IFF (competition) / Kolkata IFF (competition) / Thessaloniki IFF (FIPRESCI award, special mention by the main jury to the actor Vasili Koukalani, special mention by the Youth Jury Awards), Trieste FF (Erasmus Jury Award), Hellas Film Box Berlin, Black Movie, Panorama Ellinikou Kinimatografou Paris, Vilnius FF, Cleveland IFF, Festival Intl. du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan, Montreal Greek Film Festival, Istanbul IFF (competition), Beijing IFF (Audience Award) a.o.

One liner

Two friends, come head to head because of the survival of a Syrian refugee.   

Synopsis

Athens 2016.  Nakos had enough of the thousands of refugees in his neighborhood. Tarek from Syria is looking for a deal to smuggle out of Greece. Billy falls in love with Tereza, an African singer who is also looking for an escape by the sea. When Nako’s malicious acts stop Tereza’s and Tarek’s smuggler Hassan their illegal trip is interrupted. While time is running out for everyone, Billy steps in to organize the escape.

Directed by: Yannis Sakaridis
Written by: Yannis Tsirbas, Vangelis Mourikis, Yannis Sakaridis
Based partly in Yannis Tsirbas novel “Victoria doesn’t exist” Published by NEFELI

Sales/Festival Agent: Patra Spanou