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MISS VIOLENCE (Turkey)
November 21, 2015 @ 9:20 am to approx. 11:45 am
COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE
On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki’s family keep insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young Angeliki took with her?
Writers: Alexandros Avranas, Kostas Peroulis
Director : Alexandros Avranas
Running Time: 98 minutes
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Elle Driver
Country: Greece
Language: Greek w|English Subtitles
Rating: N |R
Starring: Themis Panou, Reni Pittaki, Eleni Roussinou
FESTIVALS: Italy, Venice Film Festival; Canada: Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Montreal Festival du nouveau cinema; Iceland, Reykjavik International Film Festival; South Korea, Busan International Film Festival; Brazil, São Paulo International Film Festival; Greece, Thessaloniki International Film Festival; Sweden, Stockholm International Film Festival; Serbia, Auteur Film Festival, Belgrade; United Arab Emirates, Dubai International Film Festival; Ireland, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival; UK, Glasgow Film Festival; Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Film Festival; Republic of Macedonia, Skopje Film Festival; Australia, Sydney Film Festival; USA, Los Angeles Greek Film Festival; Israel, Jerusalem Film Festival; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo Film Festival; Germany, Hamburg Film Festival; Taiwan, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
AWARDS: Hellenic FIlm Academy Award: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Film; Montréal Festival of New Cinema 2013, International Competition, Innovation Award; Stockholm Film Festival, Best Script, Best Euro-Mediterranean Film, Best Director, Best Actor
“Almost every scene reveals some strange new piece of the puzzle, and as you inch forwards towards the horrifying secrets that reveal the reason that Angeliki took her own life, you’re entirely absorbed in the narrative.” Indiewire.com
Official Website w|Trailer and Press Kit: http://www.menemshafilms.com/life
