quiet life (2024)
QUIET LIFE
Alexandros Avranas
France, Germany, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Finland, 2024, 99’
CREDITS
Director: Alexandros Avranas
Screenwriter: Stavros Bampalis, Alexandros Avranas
Cinematography: Olympia Mytilinaiou GSC
Music: Τuomas Κantelinen
Editor: Dounia Sichov
Cast: Chulpan Khamatova, Grigory Dobrygin, Naomi Lamp, Miroslava Pashutina, Eleni Roussinou
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
Interfilm Award – Venice IFF 2024
SYNOPSIS
Sweden, 2018. A mysterious syndrome affecting refugee children is sparking concerns among doctors and politicians. Sergei and Natalia have been forced to flee from their native country after an attack that almost took Sergei’s life. They have settled with their two young daughters in Sweden, waiting for the Migration board to decide on their Asylum Application. They try their best to lead a normal life. They work hard, send their kids to Swedish school, learn the language, submitting themselves to regular inspections from the authorities and hoping that one day, they will be Swedish citizens. But when their asylum application is rejected, Katja, their youngest daughter collapses and falls into a mysterious coma. Faced with a moral dilemma, Sergei and Natalia’s resilience will be tested. Can they summon hope to save their daughters?
Olympia Mytilinaiou
CINEphil_101 welcomes cinematographer Olympia Mytilineou, who is participating in this year’s program with the film *Quite Life*, directed by Alexandros Avranas.
Her participation is part of the festival’s activities, which are supported by the Office for Gender Equality of the Region of Crete.
Following the screening, Olympia Mytilineou will participate in an open discussion with the audience, focusing on the role of women in cinema and, in particular, in creative roles such as cinematography, highlighting the challenges and prospects for women in the contemporary audiovisual landscape.
