Fish n' Chips (2011)

On Tuesday 12 November at 19:00 and on Wednesday 13 November at 21:30 we will screen in cinema Utopia the film Fish n' Chips (Greece, 2011, colour, 102 min) by Elias Demetriou. The film is in the original version with Εnglish subtitles. 

Synopsis

A contemporary drama, Fish n' Chips opens with Greek-cypriot Andy living in London and working in a traditional fish and chips shop, as the title divulges. The deterioration of his mum's health induces his return to Cyprus, where he decides to continue the job he's an expert at, but things don't work out quite as he has planned. While living temporarily with his married brother, and having to face painful incidents his mum's Alzheimer brings upon, Andy has to clearly face the vital question "where do I belong, in the end?" and redefine his identity issues. 

The film which won Best Directing Prize at the London Greek Film Festival is featuring a multicultural cast. It stars Marios Ioannou, Marlene Kaminsky, Anne Marie O' Sullivan, Diomedes Koufteros etc.

Kisses to the Children | Φιλιά εις τα παιδιά and/και Los Bilbilikos, a Song from Thessaloniki - Ένα Τραγούδι από τη Θεσσαλονίκη

On Tuesday 15 October at 19:00 and on Wednesday 16 October at 21:30 we will screen in cinema Utopia two documentaries on the Jewish Community of Greece, suitable for children over 12: Kisses to the Children by Vassilis Loules (original title Φιλιά εις τα Παιδιά, Greece, 2012, colour and black & white, 115 min, Greek original version with English subtitles) and Los Bilbilikos, A Song from Thessaloniki (original title Los Bilbilikos, Ένα Τραγούδι από τη Θεσσαλονίκη, 2011, colour, 21 min, Greek original version, without subtitles) in the presence of the scriptwriter Ms Papastefanou, who will take questions from the audience after the screening. The film is a co-production of Stela Papastefanou, Maria Papadopoulou, Thessaloniki Film Festival and ET3.

Kisses to the Children

Five Greek-Jewish children who were saved by Christian families during the German Occupation, five “hidden children” who lived in total silence, tell their stories. Stories of terror, anguish and confusion but also stories of salvation and carefree childhood in the arms of strangers. Secret Gardens of Eden, nests of love away from the horror of the Holocaust. Five children were forced to mature abruptly. Rosina, Iossif, Eftyhia, Shelly and Marios grew old, carrying the memory of thousands of children, those who were never given the time to grow up.