Miss Violence
Alexandros Avranas, Greece, 2013
Directed by: Alexandros Avranas
Script: Alexandros Avranas, Kostas Peroulis
Producer: Vasilis Chrysanthopoulos, Alexandros Avranas
Production company: Faliro House Productions , plays2place productions
Cinematography: Olympia Mytilinaiou
Editing: Nikos Helidonides
Cast: Themis Panou, Eleni Roussinou, Reni Pittaki, Sissy Toumasi
Format: DCP
Running time: 99'
Synopsis
Opening with the inexplicable suicide of eleven-year-old Angeliki in the middle of her own birthday party, it's plain to see that 'Miss Violence' demands of its viewers a certain threshold of pain – especially given that the girl plunges to her death while Leonard Cohen's death-camp waltz ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ plays on the stereo. Yet if Angeliki's seemingly typical middleclass Greek family bears any emotional wounds from this harrowing loss, these are certainly not on public display. On the contrary, her single mother, grandparents, and siblings present a perfectly composed front. And Child Protective Services are beginning to wonder.
Awards and Festivals
Venice Film Festival 2013 – Silver Lion for Best Director, Coppa Volpi for Best Actor (Themis Panou)
Toronto International Film Festival 2013
Directors Biography
Alexandros Avranas was born in Larissa, Greece, and studied at the Universität der Künste Berlin. His directorial credits include his debut feature 'Without' (2008), the short documentary 'Home Made' (2010), and 'Miss Violence' (2013).
Location and screening schedule:
CINEMA TUŠKANAC, Thursday, October 24th at 13.00
CINEMA EUROPA, Thursday, October 24th at 22.00
CINEMA EUROPA, Friday, October 25th at 17.00