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Completed - GREEK - Drama - 85 minutes

Log Line

A young couple’s ritualistic job routine of collecting and cremating animal bodies from their owners and the roadkill that they come across is challenged when they cause an accident themselves.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2020 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2020 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Janis RAFA
Writer(s) : Janis RAFA
Cast : Pinelopi TSILIKA, Dimitris LALOS, Michelle VALLEY , Tassos RAFAILIDIS

Producer(s) : Digna SINKE (SNG FILM)

Synopsis


At the margins of a city somewhere in the south of Europe, a young couple start their day with their job routine: collecting deceased pets from their owners in order to cremate them and return their ashes. This paid job aside, they also collect and cremate roadkill found as they drive around in their car, which also seems to be their home. In this endless life cycle, human beings and animals coexist harmoniously, until the couple causes a roadkill themselves.

Set against a visually stunning and desolate landscape with an eerie sensuality, Kala azar is a film about death and life itself.

Production

Country(ies) : NETHERLANDS, GREECE

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Festivals and Awards

Rotterdam IFF 2020 - Bright Future (KNF award for best Dutch film)


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