Athanasia

A compelling personal epic that trips across the globe embracing the worldwide Greek diaspora, Well Kept Secrets, Athanasia was the winner of the critics’ FIPRESCI Prize at last year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival. A young American woman, Angela, returns to her Greek roots in an effort to uncover the identity of her real father. In the process, she shatters the very myths constructed to protect her, exposing an unlikely relationship between a nomadic photojournalist captivated by a Greek island girl who was exiled by her community. When Angela eventually meets her father, his stories paint a vivid picture of her mother, Athanassia, and the strange paths of love she walked. Well-Kept Secrets, Athanasia is a woman’s legacy and a telling reminder of the many hidden layers of those closest to us.


 Cast: R.H. Thomson, Stavroula Logothettis, Marina Kalogirou, Giorgos Karamihos, Vangelis Mourikis, Marina Koem, Aggeliki Papoulia, Athina Tsilyra, Victoria Francese, Darren Kendrick, Anthoula Katsimatides
Greek Film Festival 2008