Description
Russian premiere
Swiss dentist Julien Grivel for 26 years (1972-1998) treating Hansenites (lepers) for free in Greece. An inner journey that helped him see the world and life differently. “By adopting the language of the Greeks, I unconsciously adopted their thinking,” he says. His friendship with Manolis Fountoulakis (ex-hansenite) was a catalyst.
About the director:
Stavros Psillakis
Director and producer. A founding member of the Hellenic Film Academy and the Hellenic Documentary Association. Born in 1954 in Chania, Crete. He studied electrical engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, and later film directing at the Hantzikou Film School in Athens. On a French government scholarship he trained in anthropological documentary at Ateliers Varan in Paris. He has made more than 40 films, focusing on borderline situations of human existence. Among many awards, Psillakis received the Hellenic Film Academy prize for Best Documentary (There Was No Other Way, 2010).