Greece-Germany 2020, DCP, colour, 95'
SYNOPSIS
ANNA has lost her memory, but she hasn’t forgotten how to cook. One night she appears in a working-class neighborhood by a Greek harbor. There she meets the unpredictable loner ROULA and finds work and hospitality at his humble tavern. In the kitchen, amidst the scents of spices, and old forgotten recipes, she struggles to reconstruct her past. Her simple but delicious food awakens memories for the regulars who in turn help her to reconnect with herself. The story then takes an unexpected turn when Roula suddenly stumbles upon the GREEN SEA and discovers Anna’s true identity.
CREDITS & CAST
- Directed by:
- Angeliki Antoniou
- Screenplay:
- Angeliki Antoniou, inspired by the novel "GIA NΑ DEI TI THALASSA" by Evgenia Fakinou
- Script editor:
- Christina Lazaridi
- Producers:
- Lilette Botassi, Jost Hering, Angeliki Antoniou
- Production:
- Inkas Films (Athens), Greek Film Centre, ERT SA (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Athens), Jost Hering Filme (Berlin), Angeliki Antoniou Filmproduktion (Berlin)
- Production supported by:
- EKOME SA (National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication, Athens)
- Screenplay developed within the:
- MFI Script 2 Film Workshops programme
- Direction of Photography:
- Dionysis Efthymiopoulos
- Art direction:
- Michalis Samiotis
- Costume design:
- Chrysa Daponte
- Editing:
- Dimitris Peponis
- Sound:
- Nikos Papadimitriou
- Re-recording mixer:
- Costas Fylaktidis
- Sound editor:
- Ioannis Giannakopoulos
- Sound design:
- Nils Gradlowski
- Music:
- Minos Matsas
- Casting:
- Sotiria Marini, Akis Gourzoulidis
- Make-up artist:
- Vicky Tataki
- Cast:
- Angeliki Papoulia, Yannis Tsortekis, Tasos Palatzidis, Christos Kontogeorgis, Meletis Georgiadis, Stefanos Kosmidis, Vaso Iatropoulou, Anastasia Dendia, Fivos Papakostas, Anneta Papathanasiou
DISTRIBUTION
- Greece:
- Filmtrade (Athens)
WORLD SALES
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
- 8th Kitzbühel Film Festival, Austria, 2020 (International Feature-length Film Competition):
- Audience Award
- 54th Hof International Film Festival, 2020
- 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival, 2020
- 18th San Francisco Greek Film Festival, 2021
- 6th Greek Film Festival in Berlin, 2021 (Competition)
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
May 10th, 2020
GREEN SEA is inspired by the Greek novel “To see the sea” from the acclaimed writer Evgenia Fakinou. I loved the idea that a woman who has amnesia still remembers how to cook.
These last months, during this pandemic period, many of us were cooking or are still cooking at home. Preparing food was very important for most of us. It almost had a healing influence on our souls. Just like it happens in GREEN SEA. Though the film is not only about cooking; it is much more than this.
Angeliki Antoniou