CHILDREN OF HELIDONA
ΤΑ ΠΑΙΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΧΕΛΙΔΟΝΑΣ
CHILDREN OF HELIDONA
There’s no History. It is a view of the present on the past, ever changing.
23 Kasım Perşembe 15.30
Greece | 1987 | DCP | Color | 118’ Greek – Turkish & English Subtitled
Director: Costas Vrettakos Screenplay: Soula Drakopoulou, Costas Vrettakos (adapted from the novel of Dionysis Haritapoulos) Director of Photography: Aris Stavrou Editing: Christos Santatsoglou Cast: Vassilis Diamantopoulos, Mary Hronopoulou, Mara Martika, Ilias Logothetis Producer: Costas Vrettakos
Awards
Thessaloniki FF En İyi Film, En İyi Senaryo, En İyi Kadın Oyuncu, En İyi Yardımcı Erkek Oyuncu, En İyi Ses, Yunan Film Eleştirmenleri Birliği Ödülü – En İyi Film, Özel Ödül
SYNOPSIS
The film, adapted from Dionysis Haritopoulos's novel of the same name, centers around a journalist and a director who travel to the rural village of Helidona in Greece to produce a television documentary. Investigating the experiences of a family torn apart by political reasons, the duo will uncover fragments of a tragic story that spans from the Civil War to the 1980s.
Costas Vrettakos (1938-2018)
Director, screenwriter, journalist and translator born in Athens. In 1980, his first short movie “Layer of Destruction” won 4 awards at once in Thessaloniki. He directed the documentary “Erehtheio - Syntirisi Akropolis” in 1984. His first fictional feature film “Children Of Helidona” (1987) has received 7 awards in Thessaloniki including the Best Movie award.
