Greece / Nov 11, 2022 / THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A middle-aged fisherman living with his wife and daughter on Greece’s northern border, who is drowning in debt, starts to smuggle migrants across the border lake, in exchange for a hefty fee. Until a tragic incident strikes the family, pushing the three heroes to face their own personal impasses and weaknesses.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kostas Filippoglou | Pantelis |
| Litsa Giannou | Christina |
| Stefanos Kosmidis | Lawyer |
| Anastasias Kozdine | Illir |
| Nino Levi | Restauranter |
| Thanos Manasakis | Giannis |
| Eleas Menayer | Tax Officer |
| Valia Papadaki | Valia |
| Glykeria Patramani | Marianthi |
| Predrag Pavlovski | Customs officer |
| Thodoris Skyftoulis | Cashier |
| Marina Sokrati | Nurse |
| Lena Spirou | Assistant in the Refugee camp |
| Ilias Valasis | Petrakis |
| Leonidas Alatsakis | Nikos |
| Yousif Alibeet | Syrian son |
| Evelyn Assouad | Syrian mother |
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| Ataa Bremo | Pregnant Syrian woman |
| Erato Georgiou | Stella |
| Konstantinos Kladis | Doctor |
| Alexandros Kourkoes | Night-club owner |
| Enver Miftar | Accordionist |
| Chara Verra | Singer |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Πίσω από τις Θημωνιές |
| Original language | ελληνικά (EL) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, ελληνικά, English |
| Production countries | Germany, Greece, Macedonia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Argonauts Productions, Sektor Film, Fiction Park, Das kleine Fernsehspiel, ARTE, ZDF, ERT, Atalante Productions |
| Official site | argonautsproductions.gr |
| Release date | 19 gennaio 2023 |
| Executive producer | Panos Papahadzis, Maria Tsigka |
| Production | Ioanna Bolomyti, Markus Halberschmidt, Vladimir Anastasov, Angela Nestorovska, Anna Jancsó, Giannis Karadanis |
| Writer | Asimina Proedrou |
| Editing | Ilektra Venaki |
| Cinematography | Simos Sarketzis |
| Assistant directors | Asimina Proedrou |
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| Camera operators | Simos Sarketzis |
| Additional photography | Simos Sarketzis |
| Production design | Edouard Georgiou |
| Art direction | Edouard Georgiou |
| Set decoration | Edouard Georgiou |
| Visual effects | Antonis Kotzias |
| Music | Marios Strofalis, Ilektra Venaki, Kostas Varympopiotis, Nikos Papadimitriou, Persefoni Miliou |
| Sound | Marios Strofalis, Ilektra Venaki, Kostas Varympopiotis, Nikos Papadimitriou, Persefoni Miliou |
| Costume design | Kiki Miliou, Dora Nazou |
| Makeup | Dora Nazou, Kiki Miliou |
| Hairstyling | Kiki Miliou, Dora Nazou |
Release dates
Premiere
Indonesia / Jun 08, 2024 / 17+ / Europe on Screen
Theatrical release
Greece / Jan 19, 2023
Digital
Brazil / Jan 14, 2026 / 14
TV
France / Nov 16, 2023 / ARTE
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