Isolated and abandoned, surrounded by decaying sport venues, the Athens Olympic Village is today a neardeserted place, its only residents a few working class families who were offered free housing following the 2004 Games. Stuck inside the Village, a group of boys wander around the ruins playing distorted versions of Olympic Games and organizing dog matings for money. The eldest of the gang, Dimitris (17) along with Anna, a retired athlete of 22, will try to escape the confines of the Village for the seaside Β-class resorts in the outskirts of Athens. During their visits and as they penetrate more and more into the lives of the foreign tourists, Dimitris’s longing for acceptance is tested in brutal ways.
Park
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- Script: Sofia Exarchou
- Cinematography: Monica Lenczewska
- Editing: Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Sofia Exarchou
- Sound: Stefanos Efthimiou, Costas Varipobiotis, Persefoni Milliou, Valia Tserou
- Music: The Boy
- Actors: Dimitris Kitsos, Dimitra Vlagkopoulou, Enuki Gvenetadze, Lena Kitsopoulou, Yorgos Panteleakis, Thomas Bo Larsen, Julio Katsis, Goga Tsiklauri, David Szymczak, Minella Balli, Panagiotis Papadopoulos, N
- Production: Neda Film, info@nedafilm.grFaliro House, info@falirohouse.comMadants SP. Zo.oklaudia.smieja@madants.pl
- Producers: Amanda Livanou Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
- Co-production: GFC, ERT SA
- Co-producers: Klaudia Smieja Beata Rzezniczek
- Art Direction: Pinelopi Valti
- Costumes: Marli Aliferi
- Format: Color
- Production Country: Greece-Poland
- Production Year: 2016
- Duration: 100
- Contact: Stray DogsNathan Fischernathan@stray-dogs.comstraydogsinternational.tumblr.com
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Sofia Exarchou
Sofia Exarchou is a Greek film director and screenwriter. In 2014, she was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab. Park, her debut feature film, was widely acclaimed after its premiere at Toronto IFF and San Sebastian IFF, where it won the New Directors Award. Her sophomore film, Animal, was selected and participated in L’Atelier (Festival de Cannes, 2020). In August 2023, Animal premiered at Locarno IFF, where it won the Award for Best Performance. In October 2023, Animal won Best Film Award (the Vanguard Award) at Vancouver IFF.
Filmography
2006 Distance (short)
2009 Mesecina (short)
2016 Park
2023 Animal
2009 Mesecina (short)
2016 Park
2023 Animal