KYUKA Before Summer’s End

Director: Kostas Charamountanis
Cast: Simeon Tsakiris, Elsa Lekakou, Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Elena Topalidou, Afroditi Kapokaki, Stathis Apostolou, Ioli Kalaitzi, Chryssi Vidalaki
Duration: 105 min
Grecia, Macedonia
2024
Subtitles: Ro, EN

Summertime. A family of three, a single father, Babis, and his twin children on the verge of adulthood, Konstantinos and Elsa, sail to the island of Poros on the family boat for their holidays. In the midst of swimming, sunbathing and making new friends, Konstantinos and Elsa meet unbeknownst to them, their birth mother, Anna who abandoned them when they were babies. This encounter will stir up long-held feelings of resentment in Babis, resulting in a sun kissed, bittersweet coming-of-age journey for everyone involved.

The opening film of the ACID section at Cannes, dedicated to independent cinema.

“Filmul explorează complexitatea relațiilor de familie și modul în care dragostea protectoare poate deveni, uneori, sufocantă. Este o reflecție asupra maturizării și a momentelor care declanșează acest proces, indiferent de vârstă. Sper ca acest film să vă atingă la fel de profund cum m-a atins pe mine.” Kostas Charamountanis