ΟΝ ΧΕRXES THRONE

ΣΤΟΝ ΘΡΟΝΟ ΤΟΥ ΞΕΡΞΗ

By Evi KALOGIROPOULOU

GREEK FILM CENTRE - as FIN

Drama - Completed 2022

At the dystopian workplace of the Perama shipyards, a ban on physical contact has turned human interaction into otherworldly simulations. The suppression of touch has alienated the workers' communication transforming the boatyard into a charged landscape of alienation and repressed sensuality beyond stereotypical heteronormative desires. According to local legend, the Persian King Xerxes watched the overwhelming defeat of his fleet from his throne on the rocky peaks of Mount Egaleo, in today’s Perama.

Festivals
& Awards

Cannes 2022
Semaine de la Critique
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • GREECE
    • Languages
    • GREEK
    • Duration
    • 15 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Evi KALOGIROPOULOU
    • Writer(s)
    • Yorgos TELTZIDIS
    • Producer(s)
    • Amanda LIVANOU (NEDA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • At the dystopian workplace of the Perama shipyards, a ban on physical contact has turned human interaction into otherworldly simulations. The suppression of touch has alienated the workers' communication transforming the boatyard into a charged landscape of alienation and repressed sensuality beyond stereotypical heteronormative desires. According to local legend, the Persian King Xerxes watched the overwhelming defeat of his fleet from his throne on the rocky peaks of Mount Egaleo, in today’s Perama.