Completed - SPANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, GREEK - Female director, Drama - 15 minutes
An almost deserted diner in the middle of the port. The owner, Violeta, dreams of a life that could have been different. She employs her niece, Maria, a radical pacifist who steers away from any drive or ambition. Between chores and cigarette breaks they fantasise about the future. As the day unfold
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Xandra POPESCU Cast : Artemis CHALKIDOU, Estelle WIDMAIER, Jesus Fernandez DE CASTRO, Grego BELAU , Leo DA SILVA, Ezra LUKE, Marie TRAGOUSTI Producer(s) : Sabrina HOLZAPFEL , Janna FODOR
A girl waits for her boyfriend, a worker in the harbour. In the locker room a worker confides in his colleague about his unhappy marriage. But there's more to their relationship than advice giving. At the end of his shift a young man takes a shower in the washroom of the port and hurries to meet his girlfriend in the cantine. It's his last day on the job. One moment they seem hopeful and in love, the next she’s being ghosted. Baffled, she goes looking for him in the port. Violetta, the owner of the cantine is a hard worker nostalgic of a life she never had. She employs her niece, a radical pacifist whose life strategy is to lay low. Intersecting, their stories create a parallax view of heartbreak and desire, disappointment and hope.
Country(ies) : GERMANY
Venice - Biennale 2023