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PRODUCTION TEAM
Director :
Christos Georgiou
Script :
Christos Georgiou
Photography :
Roman Osin
Editor :
Annabelle Ware
Cast :
Akis Sakellariou, Murto Alikaki, Stelios Onoufriou, Stella Fyrogenni, Nefeli Papadaki, Christina Paulidou, Achilleas Grammatikopoulos, Neoklis Neoklous, Andros Kritikos, Akis Sakelariou
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UNDER THE STARS
Cyprus 1974. A Greek right wing military coup has overthrown the autonomous Cypriot government. There has also been an assassination attempt on the President of Greece. Concerned about the Turkish minority in Cyprus, the Turkish government invades the island. After a period of intense fighting, the UN intervenes and draws a Green Line through the middle of Cyprus, separating the Turkish and Greek territories. Thousands of refugees are relocated and many are killed. The Green Line cuts through homes, villages and the heart of the capital, Nicosia. Ten-year-old Lukas's life is torn apart when his mother is killed during the invasion. Twenty-six years later he lives a hermit's life in the divided Nicosia, haunted by memories of the past. Like Lukas, Phoebe is a child of the war, but unlike him she refuses to dwell on painful memories. Instead, she lives for the present, working as a smuggler, trading goods with Greeks and Turks on both sides of the border. Tempted by an offer of cash, Phoebe reluctantly agrees to escort Lukas back to his family village on the Turkish side of the island. Along the way this odd couple fight, argue and confront their personal demons. They meet some Turkish footballers, a sentimental old couple, and drink with Turkish mechanics. When they finally reach their destination, the deserted village magically comes alive. As Lukas and Phoebe dance among the ghosts of their long-lost relatives, they discover a way of moving forward into the future.
Christos Georgiou
Born in London in 1966 to Greek Cypriot parents, Christos Georgiou grew up and completed his basic education in Cyprus. After receiving his B.A. from the University of Warwick in 1989, he worked for a number of television and production companies in the U.K., Cyprus and Greece. In 1993, he received his masters in film directing from Leeds Metropolitan University. A year later, he received a scholarship to study direction at the Polish National Film School in Lodz. Two of his shorts, The Baptism and Tomasz, were selected for broadcast by Channel Four in Britain. He has also directed Grandmother's Hands and Jal Uthna. UNDER THE STARS is his first feature.
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