L (film)


L is a Greek movie produced in 2011, directed by Babis Makridis, written by Babis Makridis and Efthymis Filippou, based on an original idea by Yorgos Giokas. It was the first Greek movie selected to compete at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where its international premiere took place. The movie was also nominated to compete in the official Tiger Awards competition in the International Film Festival Rotterdam where its European premiere took place.The film was nominated for Best Script award at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards. A six-minute extract of the movie was first released at the Work Progress Section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, at the Czech Republic in July 2011. L is Makridis's first feature film. His short film The Last Fakir was awarded the Newcomer's Prize at the 2005 International Short Film Festival in Drama which takes place in Greece.

Plot

A Man lives in his car. He is 40 years old and although he does not have a lot of free time, when he does, he chooses to spend it with his family. He meets his wife and two children at a specified day and time in car parking lots. His job is to locate and bring the finest honey to a 50-year-old man. A New Driver shows up and the Man gets fired. The Man’s life changes and he finds it absurd that no one trusts him anymore.

Cast

Filming

Filming took place during March and April 2011 in outdoor locations in Attica, Greece and additional filming took place at the end of July 2011. Filming was concluded within 27 days.

Technical information

The movie was filmed in 35mm with an Arriflex BL camera, is 87 minutes long, in colour, sound Dolby SRD, language Greek with English subtitles, 1:85:1 format, edited in Avid.

Production credentials

The movie was released in Greek movie theaters in February 2012 by Feelgood Entertainment movie distribution company.

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