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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Eleni’s Olives

Eleni's Olives

Cyprus, United Kingdom | 2005 | 19' | | IFFR 2005

Pestered by a couple of kids, the 10-year-old girl Eleni flees to the only friend who understands her: an old olive tree. The tree seems to welcome Eleni into her own world. We follow Eleni’s unique relationship with her mother, her classmates and a local boy named Petrakis. But it is 1974, and when an invasion threatens, a lot is at stake for Eleni.

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Film details

Countries of production
Cyprus, United Kingdom
Year
2005
Festival edition
IFFR 2005
Length
19'
Medium/Format
35mm