Film Days of the Mediterranean: ANIMAL
- Film Days of the Mediterranean 22.1. – 2.2.2025
Karlstorkino, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 3, 69126 Heidelberg, special price €5, advance ticket sales online: www.filmtage-mittelmeer.de or at Karlstorkino (one hour before the first screening until the last film) or at Montpellier-Haus (during opening hours). Under the hot Greek sun, the entertainers at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the peak tourist season. Kalia is the leader of the group and responsible for the program on stage: paper decorations, dance shows, glossy costumes. As the summer intensifies and the pressure of work increases, her nights become more intense and Kalia’s own struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights come back on, the show must go on.
Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria 2023
Director: Sofia Exarchou
Cast: Dimitra Vlagopoulou, Flomaria Papadaki, Ahilleas Hariskos, Chronis Barbarian, Voodoo Jürgens
116 min. Original language
Sofia Exarchou (*1979) was born in Athens. She studied directing at the Stavrakos Film School and theater at the famous Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. PARK, her first feature film, won awards at numerous international festivals. ANIMAL is its successor. Nominated for the Lux Audience Award, click here to vote online: https://luxaward-rating.europarl.europa.eu/en/
Special price 5€, with the kind support of: LUX Audience Award, European Parliament, European Film Academy, Creative Europe MEDIA, Europa Cinemas.