Senior Citizen
Senior Citizen (2020) | 84min. | Cyprus | drama
Written and directed by Marinos Kartikkis
Produced by Tonia Mishiali, A.B. Seahorse Film Productions, Cultural Services (Cyprus Ministry of Culture)
An old man sneaks in the hospital every night to sleep, just so he won't feel alone.
Synopsis
Theoharis, an old, lonely man, spends every night on the benches of the hospital outpatients’ wing. Every morning he returns home, with his cat and memories as his only companions. One night he is discovered by a young nurse who tries to help him, but he is skeptical and refuses to give her any information about himself. However, gradually, a relationship of trust begins to develop between them.
A film about loneliness, old age and the marginalization of the elderly.
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Credits
WRITER/DIRECTOR Marinos Kartikkis
PRODUCERS Tonia Mishiali, Marinos Kartikkis
PRODUCED BY A.B. Seahorse Film Productions, Cultural Services (Cyprus Ministry of Culture)
CO-PRODUCED BY Master and Slave, Fullmoon Productions and MS Viewpoint
CAST Antonis Katsaris, Marina Argyridou, Lenia Sorokou, Yiola Klitou, Alexia Charalambidou, Christiana Larkou, Yiannos Antoniou
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Yorgos Rahmatoulin
ORIGINAL MUSIC / SOUND DESIGN / LOCATION SOUND RECORDING Christos Kyriakoullis
ART DIRECTOR Liza Tsouloupa
EDITING Stylianos Constantinou
COSTUME DESIGNER Constantina Andreou
PRODUCTION MANAGER Alexis Nicolaides
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Christina Tryfonos
HAIR AND MAKE-UP Eleni Vavanou
COLOUR GRADING Panicos Petrides
