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TANGO ON THE BALCONY

By Minos PAPAS

Social issues - Completed 2016

Faced with the apparition of someone he may have killed in combat, Iraqi war veteran John Wexler struggles with the continuing symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and his transition to civilian life.

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G.I. Film Festival 2016

Soho International Film Festival 2016

NYC Greek Film Festival 2016

Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase 2016

Best Foreign Short - Overall

Fort Worth Infie Film Showcase 2016

Best Foreign Short - Drama

International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2016

National Competition - WINNER BEST DIRECTOR

Big Apple Film Festival 2016

Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 2016

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- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Social issues
- Countries
- USA, CYPRUS
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- N/A
- Duration
- 19 mn
- Director(s)
- Minos PAPAS
- Writer(s)
- Minos PAPAS
- Cast
- Aristotle STAMAT, Giuseppe BAUSILIO, Hakan Tolga POLAT
- Producer(s)
- Michael DAY, Liz SARGENT (Cyprian Films, New York)
- Synopsis
- “TANGO ON THE BALCONY” is about Johnny, an Iraq war veteran who wrestles with PTSD and his transition to civilian life. Johnny is tormented by hyper vigilance, insom-nia, isolation and the lingering questions of his actions in combat. Visited fleetingly by Abdullah, an Iraqi teenager whom he killed in combat, Johnny tries to ask the lingering questions that crowd his mind, but Abdullah’s answers do not provide any respite. John-ny is frequently in a state of hyper vigilance on the bustling streets of NYC. He struggles with the helmet-cam video footage of combat that he has brought back from Iraq: The video provides Johnny with the comfort of accuracy that memory does not have, but it also induces anxiety. The film compares combat video playback to the memory of a traumatic event that many veterans experience. Real combat footage is used in the film.

TANGO ON THE BALCONY

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