METEORA

By Spiros STATHOULOPOULOS

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Second film - Completed 2012


Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2012
Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2012
    • Genres
    • Second film
    • Countries
    • GREECE, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GREEK
    • Duration
    • 80 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Spiros STATHOULOPOULOS
    • Writer(s)
    • Asimakis ALFA PAGIDAS, Spiros STATHOULOPOULOS
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/3E69-27D0-B08F-7DB8-48C4-B
    • Producer(s)
    • Philippe BOBER (Coproduction Office), Susanne MARIAN, Spiros STATHOULOPOULOS (Coproduction Office), Asimakis ALFA PAGIDAS, Yolanda MARKOPOULOU
    • Synopsis
    • In the hot plains of central Greece, the Orthodox monasteries of Metéora are perched atop sandstone pillars, suspended between heaven and earth. Down in the valley, the eternal cycles of farm life – birth, milking, slaughter – provide a stark contrast to their ascetic world. The young monk Theodoros and the nun Urania have devoted their lives to the strict rituals and practices of their community. A growing affection for one another puts their monastic life under question. Torn between spiritual devotion and their human desire, they must decide which path to follow.