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Section: International Competition of European First Films
Boy on the Bridge (2016)
Spring has come to a Cypriot village, bringing with it an invitation for Socrates to indulge in his favourite pastimes: setting off homemade fireworks, tormenting local pensioners, hurtling through the village on a moped and defying his mother. As Easter looms, Socrates masterminds a plan to make the biggest firecracker of the year and set it off at midnight on Holy Saturday. The device explodes collapsing part of the church and burying an old man beneath the rubble. The spotlight shines briefly on Socrates before illuminating a more serious crime. A boy has been attacked and the village becomes a hotbed of gossip and finger-pointing. When a friend is arrested for the crime, Socrates, convinced of his innocence, is determined to find the real perpetrator. Behind the scenes in this seemingly idyllic backwater, an abused wife plots revenge on her husband, a scheming miser falls in love and a dangerous predator stalks the innocent. Spring brings a rude awakening to all the villagers and Socrates in particular.
| Country | Cyprus |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 85 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Greek |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Petros Charalambous |
| Screenplay | Stavros Pamballis, Eve Makis |
| Director of Photography | Yiorgos Rahmatoulin |
| Music | Andrey Dergachev |
| Edited by | Soteris Christou |
| Contact | Petros Charalambous |
Biography
A director and screenwriter from Cyprus, he graduated in film and TV studies at California State University. He also gained his first work experience in the USA. After returning to Cyprus he devoted himself to teaching, TV and his own projects, including music videos, commercials and documentaries. He scored with live-acted films like the short film The Escape of the Queen (2003). His feature film debut was the drama Boy on the Bridge (To agóri sti géfyra, 2016).
Drama, Family, Childhood, Crime, Fatherhood, First Feature, Relationships