Engineer Peter sets off to build a power generator fueled by toxic waste on an uncharted island, but unexpectedly finds magic amongst the backward islanders and is faced with a difficult choice.
Acting
Brygmann's deadpan desperation against Großmann's scene-stealing matriarch
Production
Greek island locations that look fictional but aren't
Director
Sofia Papahristou
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the Greek financial crisis' early tremors, the island's resistance to Peter's 'progress' reads differently now than in 2009.
The toxic waste prop was actually recycled olive oil byproduct — Sofia Papahristou's family runs a Cretan olive farm.
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