Based on true events, a young man raised in a cruel and oppressive family environment, leaves Albania with the dream of becoming a rock star and living a better life. His reckless character and his youth passions lead him to commit a murder in Athens. Chased by everyone, even by his own self, he is imprisoned under the harshest conditions. With the help of a German doctor, he learns to feel sympathy for others and guilt for his crime. His deep remorse will lead him from darkness to light.
Acting
Eshref Durmishi's volcanic, vulnerable breakout.
Direction
Antoniou's unflinching female gaze on masculinity.
Cinematography
Prison corridors that swallow souls whole.
Director
Angeliki Antoniou
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eshref Durmishi was a non-professional actor discovered in a Tirana prison outreach program; this was his only film role.
One of the few Greek-Albanian co-productions to address the mass migration of Albanians to Greece in the 1990s and the systemic racism they faced.
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