Well Kept Secrets, Athanasia

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WELL KEPT SECRETS, ATHANASIA

(ΚΑΛΑ ΚΡΥΜΜΕΝΑ ΜΥΣΤΙΚΑ, ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΑ)

Dir. Panos Karkanevatos

Greek and English language with English subtitles
Greece/USA/Netherlands/Belgium/2008/100mins/35mm
Written & produced by Panos Karkanevatos

A compelling personal epic that trips across the globe embracing the worldwide Greek diaspora, Well Kept Secrets, Athanasia was the winner of the critics’ FIPRESCI Prize at last year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival.

A young American woman, Angela, returns to her Greek roots in an effort to uncover the identity of her real father. In the process, she shatters the very myths constructed to protect her, exposing an unlikely relationship between a nomadic photojournalist captivated by a Greek island girl who was exiled by her community. When Angela eventually meets her father, his stories paint a vivid picture of her mother, Athanassia, and the strange paths of love she walked.

Well-Kept Secrets, Athanasia is a woman’s legacy and a telling reminder of the many hidden layers of those closest to us.

Cast: R.H. Thomson, Stavroula Logothettis, Marina Kalogirou, Giorgos Karamihos, Vangelis Mourikis, Marina Koem, Aggeliki Papoulia, Athina Tsilyra, Victoria Francese, Darren Kendrick, Anthoula Katsimatides

Melbourne

Palace Cinema Como
Corner Chapel and Toorak Road, South Yarra

Saturday 5 September, 9.00pm
Friday 11 September 6.45pm

Sydney

Palace Norton Street Cinemas
99 Norton Street, Leichhardt

Wednesday 16 September, 7.00pm
Saturday 19 September, 9.00pm

Brisbane

Palace Centro Cinema
Cnr James and Roberston Streets
Fortitude Valley

Saturday 26 September, 9.00pm

Adelaide

Palace Nova, Eastend Cinemas
Rundle Street

Saturday 3 October, 9.00pm

Awards

FIPRESCI Prize at the 2008 Thessaloniki Film Festival.