IN THIS LAND NOBODY KNEW HOW TO CRY
WORLD COMPETITION
Montreal World Film Festival / FFM
Greece, France / 2018 / 90 min. / English subtitles
Greece, France / 2018 / 90 min. / English subtitles
The acclaimed Greek director Giorgos Panousopoulos
returns after 14 years hiatus back to the cinematographic scene with his eighth feature film In This Land Nobody Knew How to Cry, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Although at a first glance it might appear that this film is only an
off-beat comedy, it actually examines some fundamental issues how our modern world functions, and presents a viable alternative established by a small Greek island inhabitants, deeply based on historical traditions.
It was filmed exclusively on the idyllic island Ikaria island of Armenaki
where people declared NO to money, banks, the usual monetary way of living, and establish their own simple system of paying
The film tells a story of a European official, Felix (Serge
Requet-Barville), who arrives to the island with the sole purpose of examining the island's "investment opportunities”. He is accompanied by his assistant Aura (Margarita Panousopoulou).
There, he falls in love with an enigmatic widow Chrysa (Foteini
Tsakiri), while Aura meets Vitorio (Babis
Chatzidakis), the island's school teacher. A transformation takes place as the island has a magical ability to change people's lives.
SYNOPSES:
For more information on the festival visit the Montreal World Film Festival's website.Something magical happens when a French member of the European Parliament and a young Greek economist come to Armenaki, a small Aegean island, to report on its investment potential. They are entranced by the subversive charm of a place without banks or even money, where there are no cars, streets, or rooms to let. In different ways, both visitors will allow themselves to be drawn into the island’s vortex of love. Giorgos Panousopoulos.
