Purgatory

Καθαρτήριο

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

A monk leads a procession. A girl is rescued from prostitution. Two college boys become perpetrators of violent incidents. An elderly man is exploited by a policewoman. A couple tries to recover their relationship. A woman expresses her anger to a civil servant. A man secretly kidnaps his best friend. Seven different stories about love in modern Greece, from people who seek it, find it, lose it.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Direction: Vassilis Mazomenos
Script: Vassilis Mazomenos, Vassilis Goudelis
Cinematography: Fotis Mitsis
Editing: Alexandros Christaras, Eve Loi
Sound: Kostas Chrysogelos, Antonis Samaras
Music: Michalis Nivolianitis, Alexandros Christaras
Actors: Maria Zorba, Yannis Kokiasmenos, Andreas Natsios, Angeliki Karystinou, Kostas Baras, Thodoros Katsafados, Nefeli Kouri, Ilektra Gennata
Production: Horme Pictures, Prosenghisi Film & Video Productions
Producers: Vassilis Mazomenos, Panos Papadopoulos
Co-production: ERT SA, EKOME SA
Co-producers: Kostas Alatas
Costumes: Sophia Katsoura
Sets: Dimitra Panagiotopoulou
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2022
Duration: 95΄
Distribution in Greece: Alatas Films (Kostas Alatas, vasilisalatasfilms@yahoo.gr)
Contact: Horme Pictures (info@hormepictures.com)

Vassilis Mazomenos

Vassilis Mazomenos is a Greek director, writer and producer, born and based in Athens. His work has been screened and awarded at international festivals, highlighting his contribution to Greek and international cinema. He is a member of both the European Film Academy and the Hellenic Film Academy.

Filmography

1995 Day of Rage, a Requiem for Europe
1996 The Triumph of Time
1998 Money, a Mythology of Darkness
2002 Remembrance
2004 Words and Sins
2009 Guilt
2012 10th Day
2016 Lines
2019 Exile
2022 Purgatory
2025 Endless Land