Kyuka Before Summer’s End

Summertime. Konstantinos and Elsa sail to the island of Poros for holidays with their father, Babis. While swimming, sunbathing and making new friends the siblings meet their birth mother, Anna, unbeknownst to them as she abandoned them when they were babies. This encounter will result in a sun-kissed, bittersweet coming-of-age journey.

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Direction: Kostis Charamountanis

Script: Kostis Charamountanis

Cinematography: Konstantinos Koukoulios

Editing: Kostis Charamountanis, Lambis Charalambidis

Sound: Nikos Konstantinou, Kostas Fylaktidis, Tone studio

Music: Kostis Charamountanis

Actors: Simeon Tsakiris, Elsa Lekakou, Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Elena Topalidou, Afroditi Kapokaki, Stathis Apostolou, Ioli Kalaitzi, Chryssi Vidalaki

Production: Heretic

Producers: Danae Spathara, Yorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis

Co-production: List Production, Greek Film Centre, ERT SA

Co-producers: Marija Dimitrova

Costumes: Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Vassilina Kouliou

Sets: Vassilina Kouliou

Make Up: Katerina Bonataki

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Greece, North Macedonia

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 106'

Distribution in Greece: Cinobo (Tasos Melemenidis, tasosm@cinobo.com)

Contact: Cinobo (Tasos Melemenidis, tasosm@cinobo.com)

Crossroads Co-Production 2020

Kostis Charamountanis

Kostis Charamountanis is a self-taught filmmaker, writer, editor, and composer. The SNF ARTWORKS Fellow (2020), recently completed his debut feature film, Kyuka Before Summer's End (2024), which premiered in the esteemed L'ACID section of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.

Filmography

2016 The Eye and The Brow (short)
2017 THE BEAST Asleep (short)
2018 Kioku Before Summer Comes (short)
2019 Dog of Chamomile (short)
2020 Anthology of A Butterfly (short)
2021 clouds over my backyard (short)
2024 Kyuka Before Summer’s End