Athens. The last day of a female member of an illegal terrorist organization. Despina shoots, kills, wanders around the city, tries to find help, fails in every attempt, gets shot, dies in her apartment. The movie attempts a personal portrait of the city of Athens through the drifting of the main character. The Lair – a low budget production with DIY aesthetics and queer elements – is an existential road movie.
The Lair
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60th TIFF: World Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Vassilis Noulas
- Script: Vassilis Noulas, Kostas Tzimoulis, Elina Mandidi, based on the story by Nikos Kasdaglis
- Cinematography: Emilia Milou
- Editing: Kostas Tzimoulis, Vassilis Noulas
- Sound: Aris Pavlidis, Alexis Koukias Pandelis
- Actors: Despina Chatzipavlidou, Nikos Sambalis, Vicky Kyriakoulakou
- Production: Nova Melancholia
- Producers: Vassilis Noulas
- Co-production: GFC
- Costumes: Kostas Tzimoulis
- Sets: Kostas Tzimoulis
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Greece
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 76΄
- Contact: Nova Melancholia, novamelancholia@gmail.com
Vassilis Noulas
Vassilis Noulas is a theater/film director and a visual artist based in Athens. The Lair is his first feature film. He is a founding member of the performance collective Nova Melancholía. In his work, he attempts to re-approach elements of Greek and European traditions of “melancholy,” hence gradually constructing his personal spiritual genealogy.
Filmography
2009 Skaribim-Skaribom! (short)
2019 The Lair
2019 The Lair
