A dreamer tailor on the brink of ruin, reinvents his life and changes the brides of Athens.“ ”
Synopsis
Nikos lives in the attic of the family’s tailor shop. When the bank threatens to repossess the shop and his father falls ill, Nikos takes action: with a wondrously strange tailor shop on wheels, he reinvents himself while bringing style and confidence to the women of Athens.
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Director: Sonia Liza Kenterman
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original title: Raftis
English title: Tailor
Country of production: Greece, Germany, Belgium
Year of production: 2020
Length: 100
Color: Color
Original language: Greek
Subtitles: English
Cast: Dimitris Imellos, Tamila Koulieva, Thanasis Papageorgiou, Stathis Stamoulakatos, Dafni Michopoulou
Scriptwriter: Sonia Liza Kenterman, Tracy Sunderland
Director of photography: George Michelis
Production designer: Pinelopi Valti, Dafni Koutra
Editor: Dimitris Peponis
Sound design: Persefoni Miliou
Sound mixing: Philippe Charbonnel
Music: Nikos Kypourgos
Producers: Ioanna Bolomyti, Tanja Georgieva, Melanie Andernach, Isabelle Truc
Production company: Argonauts Productions SA, Elemag Pictures, Made in Germany, IOTA Production
Co-production company: ERT S.A., Magellan Films, Atalante Productions
Supported by: Eurimages, Greek Film Centre, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Film- Und Medienstiftung NRW, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie
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Festivals / Awards
Tallinn Black Nights FF, Estonia - First Feature Competition
Thessaloniki IFF, Greece - First Run - Greek Film Fipresci Prize - ERT Award for a Greek Film - Youth Jury Award
Cinemamed, Belgium - Fiction competition
Sofia IFF, Bulgaria - Balkan Competition
Kosmorama IFF, Norway
Cleveland IFF, USA - International Narrative Competition
Jeonju IFF, S. Korea
L.A. Greek FF, USA
San Francisco Greek FF, USA - Honorable Mention for Best Nattative Feature, Astron Audience Favourite Award for Narrative Feature
Bergamo Meetings, Italy - Best Director Prize, Second Audience Best Film Prize
Hellenic Film Academy - Iris Award for Best Costume, Iris Award for Best Music
Shanghai IFF, China
Traveseés FF, France
Contemporary Greek FF, Russia
Five Lakes FF, Germany - Süddeutsche Zeitung Audience Award
Berkshire IFF, USA
Europe on Screen, Indonesia
Helsinki IFF, Finland
Filmfest Sundsvall, Sweden
Balkan FF, Italy
Hellenic Film Society NY, USA
Mostra de Valencia, Spain - Best Screenplay, Best Actor & Best Music Awards
IFF in Abitibi-Temiscaminque, Canada
Denver IFF, USA
EUFF, Canada
Houston Greek FF, USA - People’s Choice for Best Feature Film
International Film Festival of India, Goa, India
Gulf German Film Festival – Abu Dabi, Dubai
Silk Road International Film Festival, China
Festival Nuovo Cinema Europa, Italy - Audience Prize