“Behind the Haystacks” by Asimina Proedrou goes to TIFF63 and International Film Festival of India (GOA)

The reviews received for Asimina Proedrou’s (Red Hulk, 2013) first feature “Behind the Haystacks” at TIFF63 were laudatory, winning 6 awards (GREEK ASSOCIATION OF FILM CRITICS AWARD,GFC BEST NEWCOMER AWARD, ERT AWARD FOR A GREEK FILM, SPECIAL MENTION MEET THE NEIGHBORS, FIPRESCI AWARD BEST GREEK FEATURE FILM, GFC AWARD BEST LOCATION)

Asimina along with Eugenia Lavda, the young protagonist of the film, are preparing to travel to India for the world premiere of the film at the International Film Festival of India – GOA.

Synopsis

A middle-aged fisherman living on Greece’s northern border, who is drowning in debt, starts to
smuggle migrants across the border lake, in exchange for a hefty fee. His wife, a housewife and
devout churchgoer, is seeking the truth in God’s Word, while their daughter tries to define her own
life within an oppressive environment. Until a tragic incident strikes the family, pushing the three
heroes to face their own personal impasses and weaknesses, whilst having to consider, for the first
time in their life, the price to pay for their actions.

MAIN CAST
Stathis Stamoulakatos
Lena Ouzounidou
Evgenia Lavda
Christos Kontogeorgis
Dina Michailidou
and
Paschalis Tsarouchas

CREDITS
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Asimina Proedrou
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Simos Sarketzis
EDITING: Electra Venaki
COMPOSER: Marios Strofalis
SOUND RECORDIST: Nikos Papadimitriou
SOUND EDITORS: Elektra Venaki, Persefoni Miliou
SOUND MIXER: Kostas Varympopiotis
ART DIRECTION: Edouardos Georgiou
COSTUME DESIGNER: Kiki Miliou
MAKE-UP ARTIST: Dora Nazou
VFX SUPERVISOR: Antonis Kotzias
CASTING DIRECTORS: Sotiria Marini, Sofia Dimopoulou, Fragiskos Xydianos, Akis
Gourzoulidis
PRODUCTION: Argonauts SA, FICTION PARK, Sektor Film
PRODUCERS: Ioanna Bolomyti, Markus Halberschmidt, Vladimir Anastasov, Angela
Nestorovska
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Panos Papahadzis, Maria Tsigka
CO-PRODUCER: Anna Jancsó
LINE PRODUCER: Giannis Karantanis
CO-PRODUCTION: ERT SA, Atalante Productions
WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Greek Film Centre, EKOME, ZDF/Arte, Eurimages, North
Macedonia Film Agency, MEDIA Creative Europe, SEE Cinema Network, DI.VI.PE.K. SA
WITH THE SUPPORT: Film Office Region of Central Macedonia, ELEMENTS
GREEK DISTRIBUTOR: Tanweer