Kala azar (film)

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Kala azar
Directed byJanis Rafailidou (as Janis Rafa)
Written byJanis Rafailidou
Produced byGiorgos Kyriakos
Kostas Lambropoulos
StarringPinelope Tsilika
Dimitris Lalos
Michele Valley
Tasos Rafailidis
CinematographyThodoros Mihopoulos
Edited byPatrick Minks
Music byGwil Sainsbury
Production
companies
VStudio Nieuwe Gronden
Heretic
Greek Film Center
Release date
  • 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
(International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Kala azar is a 2020 Greek film written and directed by Janis Rafailidou.

The plot focuses on a young couple (Pinelope Tsilika and Dimitris Lalos) who collect and cremate dead pets and return the ashes to their owners.[1]

Cast[]

  • Pinelope Tsilika as Penelope
  • as Dimitris
  • Michele Valley as Mother
  • Tasos Rafailidis as Father

Accolades[]

Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
International Film Festival Rotterdam KNF Award Janis Rafailidou Won [2]
Tiger Award Janis Rafailidou Nominated [3]
Hong Kong International Film Festival Special Mention Janis Rafailidou Won [4]

References[]

  1. ^ Christopher Vourlias (November 15, 2020). "Janis Rafa on the Fragile Boundary Between Life and Death in Feature Debut 'Kala Azar'". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. ^ staff. "KNF Award". International Film Festival Rotterdam.
  3. ^ staff. "Tiger Competition". International Film Festival Rotterdam.
  4. ^ Shackleton, Liz. "Hong Kong film festival announces competition winners for cancelled edition". Screen International.

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