Miss Violence
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| Directed by | Alexandros Avranas |
| Written by | Alexandros Avranas |
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| Starring | Christos Loulis |
| Edited by | Nikos Helidonides |
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| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Miss Violence is a 2013 Greek psychological thriller film directed by Alexandros Avranas. The film was nominated upon its release for 8 Hellenic Film Academy Awards, winning 2: for Best Actor (Themis Panou) and Best Supporting Actress (Renni Pittaki). It also won the Aluminum Horse for Best Script at the Stockholm International Film Festival.
Plot[]
At her eleventh birthday, Angeliki commits suicide by jumping off the balcony of her family's flat. The incident thoroughly affects the family members, who inform the police to investigate the event. The police in response, tells them that Angeliki's lead to this act can be due to a domestic trauma.
All the children behave uncomfortably when the patriarch is present, who attempts to bring back normalcy to the family following the incident, but that normalcy seems to hide constant oppression of the children. One of the children, the fourteen year old Myrto, tries to reach out to her teacher, but that doesn't lead anywhere. Instead, the patriarch forces all the daughters to dabble in prostitution.
The secrets behind Angeliki's suicide are gradually revealed. Angeliki came to this acts as Myrto had told her that eleven is considered by their patriarch as the appropriate age to commence sexual violence towards her. Samely what he did to her, and Eleni (their mother), all at the age of eleven.
When the matriarch finds out the truth, she kills her husband. Eleni discovers the father's body the day after. She rejoices, since for her, her sister and children, representing the end of oppression and prostitution. Once in the kitchen, however, she finds her mother, who orders her to lock the door, implying that the nightmare will continue.
Cast[]
- Themis Panou as Father
- Reni Pittaki as Mother
- Eleni Roussinou as Eleni
- Sissy Toumasi as Myrto
- Rafika Chawishe as Civil status servant
- Christos Loulis
Reception[]
Miss Violence entered the competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] Avranas won the Silver Lion for Best Director and actor Themis Panou won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.[3][4] It was also shown at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. It is a Faliro House Productions and Plays2place Productions film.
Critical response[]
The film received mostly positive reviews and was selected for the Fedeora prize for the best film from the Mediterranean region, while Greek director Alexandros Avranas was given the Silver Lion for Best Director for his work.[5] On Rotten Tomatoes, Miss Violence holds an approval rating 81%, with an weighted average score of 6.10. The website hosts 21 international critic reviews.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Venezia 70". Labiennale. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ^ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ^ "Official Awards of the 70th Venice Film Festival". Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Vince l'Italia: Leone d'oro a "Sacro GRA"". La Repubblica. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ Lyman, Eric J. (7 September 2013). "Silver Lion, Venice 2013". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Miss Violence". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
External links[]
- Arca Cinema Giovani (Young Cinema Award) (in Italian)
- Miss Violence at Rotten Tomatoes (in English)
- Miss Violence at IMDb (in English)
- Newspaper article and trailer, 6 September 2013 (in Greek and English)
- Naftemporiki
- E-go.gr
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