the film
The film follows two viticulturists and a wine maker through their annual cycle of work at the vineyard and winery. All three face adversities and challenges, the result not only of the current economic juncture but also of pressures exerted by their social environment.
Santorini’s extraordinary vineyard, the oldest in Europe, is currently being buried in concrete due to the unregulated development of the local tourist industry. Viticulturists and wine makers, the local wine union and administration, workers and citizens compose a fragile system and a reflection of Greek society under a profound economic, political, cultural and moral crisis. Creativity and productivity are pitted against easy profit and irresponsible entrepreneurship that damage the identity of the island.
The main characters shape the narrative through personal moments and thoughts about their life, work and relationship with God. Rather than offering an indictment, the film investigates and focuses on the underlying causes of the problem and on individual psychology with poetry and humour. Its narrative structure reflects the different phases of the annual cycle of viticulture.
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CREDITS
Cast
NIKOS PELEKANOS
CHRISTOS DALMIRAS
PARIS SIGALAS
ANTONIS KAFOUROS
GIORGOS PREKAS
Production
STUDIO CROCUS & NICO MANESSIS
Screenplay, Direction, Editing
LEA BINZER
Music
LAOURA GINI
Lyrics
LENA KITSOPOULOU
Vine’s song interpretation
IRENE TSIRAKIDIS
Executive Producer
PASQUA VORGIA
Audio Mixing & Procecing engineer
YANNIS KASSOTIS, GEORGE FASKIOTIS
Colour Correction
NIKOS PAPADOPOULOS
Graphics, Multimedia applications
CHRISSOULA VOULGARI, JOHN PAPADOPOULOS
Translations
MAGDA ROGOTI