Blind Sun
France & Greece / 2015 / 88 min
Technical Details :
Ziad Bakri, Yannis Stankoglou, Mimi Denissi, Louis do De Lencquesaing, Laurène Brun, Gwendoline Hamon, Yorgos Gallos, Thodoris Kandiliotis, Andreas Marianos, Sarah Krebs
Good Lap Production, TBC & Blonde SA In Coproduction With MPM Film & EFA Group
Cedric ‘Pilooski’ Marszewski and Pierrot Casanova
English, French, Greek
Festivals & Awards :
Sitges IFF – Official Selection
Thessaloniki IFF – In Competition
Toronto IFF – Official Selection
Dubai IFF – Official Selection
Trieste Science+Fiction – In Competition
Neuchatel IFF – Official Selection
Haifa IFF – Official Selection
Transilvania IFF – Official Selection
Paris IFFF – In Competition
Fantasporto IFF – In Competition
Brussels European IFF – In Competition
Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival – Official Selection
Eurasia IFF – Official Selection
Suspense IFF – Official Selection
Ars Independent FF – Official Selection
Greek Film Festival Australia – Official Selection
New York Greek Film Festival – Official Selection
Carthage Film Festival – Official Selection
FIPRESCI Prize @ Thessaloniki IFF
Best Actor @ Fantasporto
Best Photography @ Brussels European FF
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Synopsis :
Greece. Sometime in the near future. A seaside resort struck by a heavy heat wave. Water is rare and violence is mounting. Ashraf, a solitary immigrant, is looking after a villa while its owners are away. On a dusty road crushed by the sun, he is stopped by a police officer for an identity check…