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1 hour 25 minutes – 2008 – Documentary

One out of ten Greeks goes to court at least once a year. The courtroom is a miniature of society, a small theater where everyday differences are played out and resolved. For the first time, a camera is allowed inside the Athens Court of First Instance and records “ordinary” trials, these eloquent and moving small dramas of everyday life.

CREDITS

DIRECTOR:Marco Gastine
SCREENPLAY: Marco Gastine
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dimitris Kordelas
EDITING: Chronis Theocharis
SOUND: Efthymios Kolokoussis, Marinos Athanassopoulos

STUDIO: Minimal Films

AWARDS

LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection

REVIEWS

MARCO GASTINE

Marco Gastine was born in Paris in 1952. Since 1978 he lives and works in Athens. After a brief career as an architect, he took up filmmaking as a director, screenwriter and producer. He directed about 20 documentaries or short films for cinema and Television. His work has mostly focused on cities and their people. His films have won many awards and nominations in Greece and abroad.

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