Synopsis
The filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos died on 24 January 2012, hit by a motorbike on the set of his latest film. In this unfinished film, he told the story of the victims of the Greek crisis. Ironically, the ambulance who was supposed to rescue him broke down, as budget restrictions meant that they could no longer maintain their vehicles. It was the crisis itself that killed Theo.
In a filmed letter to him, I return to Greece. And the list of victims of the crisis has continued to grow, a crisis responding to another that Theo had sensed coming: that of the massive arrival of refugees who find themselves trapped in Greece. Yet, a resistance movement is being organised to bring out of the shadows those who are now threatened with obliteration.
In the presence of the team and friends of Elodie.
The film is part of the retrospective dedicated to Elodie Lélu, in tribute to her work, along with Le rêve des cigognes and Retro Thérapie.
Festivals
Selected for 20 festivals among others :
DOK de Leipzig,2018
Cinémamed Brussels, 2018
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, 2019
Jeonju international Film Festival, Korea, 2019
It’s All True – International Documentary Film Festival, Brazil 2019
Hot Docs, Toronto, Canada, 2019
RIDM, Montréal, Canada, 2019
Biografie van de regisseur
Born in 1982 in Brittany, Elodie Lélu studied art history and cinema before working closely with Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos until 2012, the year of his accident on set. In 2018, she made the documentary “Letter to Theo,” which pays tribute to Angelopoulos’ work while addressing the crisis in Greece. After her short film “Driving Lessons,” she created the comedy series “Match” (2021) and her first feature film “Retro Therapy” (2024), a family comedy about Alzheimer’s disease. She passed away in August 2024, after completing her documentary “The Stork’s Dream” about medically assisted procreation.
