WISHBONE
WISHBONE
When his brother collapses, the doctors shrug and say that it would have been better not to come to this hospital. His brother dies, and Costas now has to take care not only of his little daughter, but also of the debts he left behind. He gets involved in shady dealings, accuses doctors of malpractice they aren’t guilty of, and finds himself faced with a moral dilemma when a doctor who is also the victim of false accusations turns to him for help. Penny Panayiotopoulou's social drama captures chilling urban landscapes and claustrophobic interiors with cinematic sophistication - living spaces full of social fault lines in which the protagonist loses control of himself and is only able, with no small effort, to maintain his belief in the good in people. A documentary-like parable that describes where a society drifts to when the basic infrastructure crumbles and everyone takes responsibility for only one thing: themselves.
Text: Bernd Buder
07.11.2024 | 16:00 | Stadhalle (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)
08.11.2024 | 21:30 | Obenkino (original version with English subtitles)
Kallia Papadaki and Penny Panayotopoulou
Dimitris Katsaitis
Sound recordist: KONSTANTINOS KITTOU Sound design and editing: GIORGOS MIKROGIANNAKIS, BRUNO TARRIÈRE
Giorgos Georgiou
NIKOLAS ANADOLIS
GIANNIS KARAMPAMPAS, KONSTANTINOS AVARIKIOTIS, ALEXANDRA
SAKELLAROPOULOU, ELENA MAVRIDOU, GAROUFALINA KONTOZOU, MYRTO ALIKAKI
Penny Panayotopoulou - Penny Panayotopoulou is a Greek film maker, screen writer, and producer. She holds a LLB in law from University of Athens and a degree in film and photo arts from the Polytechnic of Central London. Some of her more notable works include: Hard Goodbyes: My Father (2002), which premiered in the 55th Locarno Film Festival, was awarded the Bronze Leopard for Best Actor, and later participated in numerous international festivals; September (2013), which premiered in the official competition of the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to critical acclaim, was nominated for six Hellenic Film Academy Awards and won the award for best leading actress; and the documentary series, The Magic in People which run for many years on Greek TV and consists of hour-long intimate narratives of individuals defined by the bereavement.
