Quiet life
Alexandros Avranas
Inspired by true events, Quiet Life addresses the Child Resignation Syndrome, a perplexing phenomenon affecting children whose parents face asylum denial. Directed by Alexandros Avranas (Miss Violence, Silver Lion at Venice), the film was selected for the Venice and Sevilla Film Festivals. With its Kafkaesque atmosphere and outstanding artistic direction, the film challenges the Scandinavian perfection by delving into its world.
Synopsis
Sweden, 2018. A strange syndrome affects children in a country known for its perfection and order. Sergei and Natalia, newly arrived with their two daughters, are waiting for political asylum. After their application is rejected, their youngest daughter falls into a coma, joining the feared list. What are they willing to do to stay awake in a world that seeks to numb them?
Spanish release date: April 4, 2025
Cast
Natalia - Chulpan Khamatova
Sergei - Grigory Dobrygin
Alina - Naomi Lamp
Katja - Miroslava Pashutina
Adriana - Eleni Roussinou
Crew
Director: Alexandros Avranas
Production: Les Films du Worso, in co-production with Elle Driver, Senator Film Produktion, Fox in the Snow, Amrion, Playground, Asterisk*, Making Movies
Script: Stavros Pamballis, Alexandros Avranas
Director of photography: Olympia Mytilinaiou, GSC
Editing: Dounia Sichov
Production design: Markku Pätilä
Costume design: Jaanus Vahtra
Sound: Kristjan Kurm, Kostas Varympopiotis, Persefoni Miliou
Original music: Tuomas Kantelinen
Film Critics say:
"A film to disturb and shake audiences", FilmAnd.
"Unsettling and unrelenting", Otros cines
"An icy tale that effectively plays on an ingrained parental fear: that of not being able to protect your children or, worse, infecting them with your anxiety and uncertainty.", Time Out
"The impression it leaves is all the more disturbing and effective when we know that what we have seen was not a fantasy", El Hype
Distribution contact:
Virginia Menor
vmenor@lazona.eu
657 58 51 55
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