The story revolves around 11-year-old Misha, who flies from Russia to Athens in the summer of 2004, to join his mother, Sofia, after having spent a long time apart. What he doesn’t know is that there is a new father waiting for him there. While Greece is living the Olympic dream, Misha will get violently catapulted into the adult world, riding on the dark side of his favorite fairy tales.
Son of Sofia
Ο γιος της Σοφίας
58th TIFF: Greek Premiere
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- Direction: Elina Psykou
- Script: Elina Psykou
- Cinematography: Dionysis Efthymiopoulos
- Editing: Nelly Ollivault
- Sound: Persefoni Miliou
- Actors: Valery Tscheplanowa, Victor Khomut, Areti Seintaridou, Thanassis Papageorgiou, Artemios Havalits, Ivonni Maltezou, Maria Filini, Marinos Veslemes, Christos Stergioglou
- Production: Heretic
- Producers: Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- Costumes: Marli Aliferi
- Sets: Pinelopi Valti
- Make Up: Valentin Valov, Petya Simeonova
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Greece, France, Bulgaria
- Production Year: 2017
- Duration: 111΄
- Distribution in Greece: One from the Heart, Lefteris Adamidis, Sofia Angelidou
- Contact: Heretic Outreach, Ioanna Stais
- Awards/Distinctions: Best International Narrative Feature award – Tribeca Film Festival 2017, USA Special Jury Mention – Los Angeles Greek Film Festival 2017, USA
Elina Psykou
Elina Psykou was born in Greece in 1977 and studied filmmaking and sociology in Athens. She has directed and written the feature films The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (Berlinale Forum 2013), Son of Sofia (Tribeca 2017, Best International Narrative Feature Award) and the documentary Stray Bodies (CHP:DOX and Hot Docs 2024).
Filmography
2013 The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas
2017 Son of Sofia
2024 Stray Bodies (doc)
2025 Electra 7 (co-direction)
2017 Son of Sofia
2024 Stray Bodies (doc)
2025 Electra 7 (co-direction)
