SUNTAN
Synopsis
Kostis is a 42-year-old doctor that finds himself in the small island of Antiparos, in order to take over the local clinic. His whole life and routine will turn upside down when he meets an international group of young and beautiful tourists and he falls in love with Anna, a 19-year-old goddess.
"Tremendously acted, fiercely and instantly absorbing, a tragicomic tale of male midlife breakdown."
The Guardian
Director
After directing two multi-awarded shorts (Pendulum, 2003 and Tender, 2004) and receiving a Berlinale Talent Campus stamp on his film passport, Argyris went on to become the youngest Greek filmmaker to direct a box-office feature hit. Bank Bang, which came out in 2008, went on to become a major commercial and critical hit, with 500.000 BO admissions and rave reviews. The film also won the First Time Director Award from the Hellenic Film Academy.
His follow-up, 2011’s Wasted Youth, opened the 40th Rotterdam International Film Festival.
His latest film Suntan (2016) premiered in Rotterdam Film Festival and SXSW's Narrative Spotlight. Right after that Suntan won the best film award in Edinburgh film festival, the youth jury award in Brussels and a nomination for the Lux Prize of the European Parliament.
Cast
Kostis: Makis Papadimitriou
Anna: Elli Tringou
Credits
Director: Argyris Papadimitropoulos
Writers: Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Syllas Tzoumerkas
Director of Photography: Christos Karamanis
Editor: Napoleon Stratogiannakis
Sound: Costas Fylaktidis, Leandros Ntounis, Dimitris Rouhitsas
Casting: Christina Akzoti, Alex Kelly
Production Design: Aliki Kouvaka
Evi Zafiropoulou: Evi Zafiropoulou
Costume Design: Marli Aliferi
Producers: Phaedra Vokali, Argyris Papadimitropoulos
Executive Producer: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Co-Producers: Ernst Fassbender, Theodora Valenti, Konstantina Stavrianou, Petros Pappas, Stelios Kotionis, Lasse Scharpen
Production Companies: Marni Films, Oxymoron Films
Co-Production Companies: Faliro House S.A., Graal S.A., Fassb Films, Theodora Valenti, Foss Productions
World Sales: Visit Films