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Behind the Haystacks

    All titles (2)
    Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Crime, Drama | Germany, Greece, North Macedonia

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting13/01/2021
    End of shooting02/03/2021
    Filming regionsGreece, Macedonia

    Project data

    Length of movie107'

    Brief synopsis

    Stergios, is middle-aged fisherman and farmer living with his wife, Maria, and their daughter, Anastasia, in a lakeside Greek village on the border with North Macedonia. Stergios is afraid of going to jail for a fraud he had committed many years ago., He starts to traffic migrants across the border lake in order to repay the money he took. But soon Stergios finds himself trapped in a deadly game between the local mafia and his conscience, while his family starts falling apart.
    (https://www.argonautsproductions.gr/production/behind-the-haystacks/)

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Stathis StamoulakatosStergios [L]
    Eleni OuzounidouMaria [L]
    Evgenia LavdaAnastasia [L]
    Dina Mihailidoun.a. [SR]
    Christos Kontogeorgisn.a. [SR]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographySimos Sarketzis
    Casting directorFragiskos Xydianos
    Casting directorSofia Dimopoulou
    Casting directorAkis Gourzoulidis
    Casting directorSotiria Marini
    DirectorAsimina Proedrou
    EditorElectra Venaki
    ProducerIoanna Bolomyti
    Executive producerPanos Papahadzis
    Assistant-/ junior-producerDavid Sridharan
    Co-producerAngela Nestorovska
    Co-producerMarkus Halberschmidt
    Co-producerVladimir Anastasov
    ScreenwriterAsimina Proedrou
    Production sound mixerNikos Papadimitriou
    Sound editorElectra Venaki
    Sound editorPersephone Miliou
    Adr mixerKostas Varympopiotis

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Argonauts Productions [gr]
    Arte [de/fr]
    in collaboration
    in collaboration
    Fiction Park [de]
    Co-production
    Co-production
    Sektor Film [mk]
    ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
    in collaboration
    in collaboration

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Tanweer Alliances [gr]

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Simos Sarketzis2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best Cinematography
    Best CinematographyWinner
    Stathis Stamoulakatos2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best Actor (Feature) national
    Best Actor (Feature) nationalWinner
    Sofia Dimopoulou2023Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting - ICDA
    Best Casting
    Best CastingNominated
    Sotiria Marini2023Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting - ICDA
    Best Casting
    Best CastingNominated
    Kostas Varympopiotis2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best Sound
    Best SoundWinner
    Nikos Papadimitriou2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best Sound
    Best SoundWinner
    Ioanna Bolomyti2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best Feature Film
    Best Feature FilmWinner
    Asimina Proedrou2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best Director
    Best DirectorWinner
    Asimina Proedrou2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best Screenplay (Original)
    Best Screenplay (Original)Winner
    Asimina Proedrou2023Iris Awards [gr]
    Best First Feature Film
    Best First Feature FilmWinner

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2023AustraliaSidney Film Festival
    2023GermanyOldenburg Int. Festival
    2022GreeceThessaloniki Film Festival [gr]

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseGreeceThursday, 19/01/2023