Quiet Life

TIFF65: Greek Premiere

Sweden, 2018. A mysterious syndrome affecting refugee children is sparking concerns among doctors and politicians. Sergei and Natalia have been forced to flee from their native country after an attack that almost took Sergei’s life. They have settled with their two young daughters in Sweden, waiting for the Migration Board to decide on their Asylum Application. They try their best to lead a normal life. They work hard, send their kids to Swedish school, learn the language, submitting themselves to regular inspections from the authorities and hoping that one day, they will be Swedish citizens. But when their asylum application is rejected, Katja, their youngest daughter collapses and falls into a mysterious coma. Faced with a moral dilemma, Sergei and Natalia’s resilience will be tested. Can they summon hope to save their daughters?

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Alexandros Avranas

Script: Stavros Pamballis, Alexandros Avranas

Cinematography: Olympia Mytilinaiou

Editing: Dounia Sichov

Sound: Kristjan Kurm, Kostas Varympopiotis, Persefoni Miliou

Music: Tuomas Kantelinen

Actors: Chulpan Khamatova, Grigory Dobrygin, Naomi Lamp, Miroslava Pashutina, Eleni Roussinou

Production: Les films du Worso, Elle Driver, Fox in the Snow, Senator Film Produktion, Amrion, Playground, asterisk*, Making Movies

Producers: Sylvie Pialat, Alejandro Arenas Azorin, Benoît Quainon, Adeline Fontan Tessaur, Olivier Guerpillon, Frida Hallberg, Reik Möller, Ulf Israel, Riina Sildos, Kostas Sfakianakis, Vicky Miha, Kaarle Aho

Costumes: Jaanus Vahtra

Production Design: Markku Pätilä

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: France, Germany, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Finland

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 99'

Awards/Distinctions: Interfilm Award – Venice IFF 2024

Alexandros Avranas

Alexandros Avranas was born in Larissa in 1977. He studied at U.d.K Berlin. After directing several short films, art films and documentaries, his first feature film, Without, won 7 awards (including best film, best emerging director, best actress, best cinematography, and best editing) in the National Section of the 49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival. His next film, Miss Violence, received the Silver Lion for Best Director, the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor, and three collateral awards, at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The film went on to win 12 international awards including Best Script at the Stockholm International Film Festival. His most recent film Love Me Not, 2017, premiered in competition at the 65th San Sebastián Film Festival and was distributed internationally. Between his feature films, Alexandros directs works for the stage, with his most recent play premiering at the National Theater of Greece. In 2019, Alexandros served as the Artistic Director of the CIAK, Puglia Experience Scriptwriting Workshop which took place in Northern Greece and Southern Italy.