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Hope on the Line

Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emili Januku
Screening time  
27.02. / Friday, 22:00 - 00:00 Theatre 3  
Documentary that sheds light on Syriza's president Alexis Tsipras' personality, his political views and ambitions.

May 7th, 2012. The day after the Greek elections leaves the nation ungovernable as the county's two major parties, PASOK (Socialists) and New Democracy (Conservatives) see their scores crumble down. In what seems as an end of a political era, one party emerges: Syriza (Radical Left), as its traditional score (4%) practicaly quadruplicates. New elections must be held whithin a month. Hope on the Line follows closely Syriza's president Alexis Tsipras during a whole year, starting from the decisive campaign for the June 2012 elections until the shutdown of the Hellenic public broadcasting corporation (ERT) in June 2013. It sheds light on Tsipras' personality, his political views and ambitions. Within the political turmoil, Greek citizens try to get answers to their fundamental and dramatic questioning. The very status of the country is in sake, its place in Europe, its future and destiny.

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Alexandre Papanicolaou

Alexandre Papanicolaou studied Audiovisual Arts and Cinematography at ESEC as well as at the University Paris VIII. Emilie Yannoukou did an MA in Art History at the University Paris X Nanterre and a Bachelor in Visual Arts at the University Paris VIII. Since 2002 Papanicolaou and Yannoukou  are working together, producing and directing documentaries as well as TV programs for broadcasters like ERT, Greece. In 2008, after winning three awards for the Resurface, Alexandre and Emilie created the company Persona Production.

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Emili Januku

Emilie Yannoukou did an MA in Art History at the University Paris X Nanterre and a Bachelor in Visual Arts at the University Paris VIII. Alexandre Papanicolaou studied Audiovisual Arts and Cinematography at ESEC as well as at the University Paris VIII.  Since 2002 Papanicolaou and Yannoukou  are working together, producing and directing documentaries as well as TV programs for broadcasters like ERT, Greece. In 2008, after winning three awards for the Resurface, Alexandre and Emilie created the company Persona Production.

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Greece
2013, 74'

Directed by:
Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emili Januku

Screenplay by:
Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emilie Yannoukou

Cinematography:
Alexandre Papanicolaou

Edited by:
Angelos Angelidis

Producers:
Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emilie Yannoukou, Ilias Bovalis

Produced by:
Persona production, Elibo productions

Festivals & Awards:

Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2014; Jeonju International Film Festival 2014