Sayome

Forcibly adopted by her grandfather at a very young age, Sayome grew up in a remote Japanese village, without knowing her mother. At 22, she left Japan, following a Greek sailor to the island of crete. there, she replaced her homeland with a new culture, a new language and family. 35 years later, her mother’s death triggers her need to return home. We follow her journey from crete to Japan, as she revisits the land of her childhood. A film about family and identity.
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Script: Nikos Dayandas
Cinematography: Stelios Apostolopoulos
Editing: Nikos Vavouris
Sound: Leandros Dounis
Music: Tone Soprano, Stefanos Konstandinidis
Production: Αnemon Productions
Producers: Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof
Co-production: ΕΡT AE/ERT SA hellenic Broadcasting Corp., ARTE, Ελληνικό κέντρο κινηματογράφου/Greek Film Center
Format: DigiBeta Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2011
Duration: 56
Contact: Anemon Productions, Greece Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof t. +30 210 7211 073 info@anemon.gr Greek FilmCenter, Greece t. +30 210 3687 500 info@gfc.gr www.gfc.gr ΕΡT ΑΕ/ERT SA hellenic Broadcasting Corp.

Nikos Dayandas

Filmography

2003 Green Lines (short)
2004 Backstage – 2004 through Foreign Eyes
2005 Backstage – The Collectors
2006 Knossos: the Labyrinth of myth
2007 The Secret of the Snake Goddess
2007 So You Can Dance (short)
2009 The Fire Factor
2011 1821
2011 Sayome