Electra and Orestes stand accused of murdering their mother. Yet, in present-day Greece, it is not the gods who deliver justice, but mere mortals—seemingly powerless to piece together the truth.
One crime. Seven sides.
Another unexpected partnership on the occasion of the Athens Epidaurus Festival’s seventy-year celebration takes centre stage! This time, the Festival joins forces with the Hellenic Film Academy to produce a film inspired by Sophocles’
Electra. Part of the fruitful Contemporary Ancients Cycle, which now extends to the realm of cinema, the film, scripted by Panayotis Christopoulos, will consist of seven chapters—just as the Festival counts seven decades!—each one directed by a different filmmaker.
Seven distinguished film auteurs, both women and men, with a track record in Greek and international film festivals, were selected to represent the diverse landscape of contemporary Greek filmmaking and contribute their unique perspectives to this imaginative cinematic relay. These are in alphabetical order: Sofia Exarchou, Christina Ioakeimidi, Babis Makridis, Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Elina Psykou, Alexander Voulgaris, and Neritan Zinxhiria. Executive producer duties are handled by producer Mina Dreki on behalf of Marni Films. Each filmmaker will collaborate with different directors of photography and editors, while a shared team of contributors and actors will unite the chapters.
A live performance by Blaine Reininger, co-founder of the post-punk band Tuxedomoon, will follow the film screening, accompanied by videoartist Pantelis Makkas on VJing.
Direction Sofia Exarchou, Christina Ioakeimidi, Babis Makridis, Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Elina Psykou, Alexander Voulgaris, Neritan Zinxhiria
Screenplay Panayotis Christopoulos
Cinematography Christos Karamanis, Nikos Karanikolas, Dimitris Lambridis, Simos Sarketzis, Manu Tilinski
Casting directors Sofia Dimopoulou, Fragiskos Xydianos | Ready2cast
Location Yota Skouvara aka The Location Hunt
Costume design Marli Aliferi, Elisavet Zacharaki
Set design Stavros Liokalos
Makeup Ioanna Lygizou
Sound engineering Stefanos Efthymiou
Editing Stamos Dimitropoulos GFE, Marios Kleftakis GFE, Efijeni Kokedhima, Livia Neroutsopoulou GFE, Smaro Papaevangelou GFE, Alexandros Voulgaris GFE
Supervising editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis ACE, BFE, GFE
Music Alexandros Voulgaris
Sound design Christos Brito, Marios Kleftakis, Persefoni Miliou, Leandros Ntounis, Valia Tserou
Sound mixing Valia Tserou, Kostas Varympopiotis
Colour grading Blink GFE
Colourists Nikos Koronidis, Dimitris Manousiakis, Angelos Mantzios, Manthos G. Sardis
Visual effects YAFKA
VFX supervisor Antonis Kotzias
Script consultant Zacharias Mavroeidis
Assistant director Miltos Ntzounis
Production manager Charis Tsampas
Cast Angeliki Papathemeli Clytemnestra, Kostas Koronaios Agamemnon, Avgoustis Koumoulos Aegisthus, Maria Filini FSD Officer, Elsa Lekakou Electra, Stefanos Kaltzidis Orestes, Katerina Zisoudi Chrysothemis, Nikolas Hanakoulas Guard, Maria Kallimani Woman, Filippos Salatas Baby Chrysothemis, Thanos Alexiou Member of Parliament, Laertis Malkotsis Pedagogue, Danae Deligeorgi Child Psychologist, Evgenia Samara TV Host, Giorgos Kouvaras Reporter, Ioanna Rampaouni Police Officer Electra, Serafeim Radis Police Officer Orestes, Vasilis Dimitroulias Forensic Expert
Children Konstantinos Faskiotis, Konstantinos Fourountzopoulos, Stelios Fourountzopoulos, Aristeidis Kakatsos, Nefeli Elisa Lorente Kondyli, Myron Konstantinou, Anny Massiala, Theofania Mendrinou, Valeria Messini, Haris Panagiotopoulos, Angelos Paraskevopoulos, Anna Iris Ventouri
Dogs Eros, Calm, Goldie, Panda, Panther
Producer Eleni Kossyfidou – Hellenic Film Academy
Line production Mina Ntreki | Marni Films
Executive producers Katerina Evangelatos, Ioannis Kaplanis, Athens Epidaurus Festival
With Greek and English surtitles
The film is a production of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, in collaboration with the Hellenic Film Academy, and is being realised with the generous sponsorship of DEI.
DEI, the largest energy company in Southeastern Europe, supports everyone and everything that paves the way for a future brimming with culture. It fosters cultural production and highlights all forms of creative expression as a vehicle for social awareness and change.
Structured around a hypothetical matricide in present-day Greece, the film draws motifs and its thematic thread from Sophocles’ Electra to propose a narrative in seven parts—each offering a distinct perspective on the crime. Contrary to Sophocles tragedy, here the myth’s main figures speak a little or retreat in absolute silence. Their voices will instead be substituted by the Media, the Authorities, society at large, and their digital traces, with the quest for truth and its reconstruction ultimately proving unattainable.
Panayotis Christopoulos
