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Dublin Greek Film Festival presents: 'Boy eating the bird's food'

by Dublin Greek Film Festival

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Date and time

Fri, 24 April 2015

19:00 – 21:00 IST

Location

Filmbase

2 Curved Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

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Dublin Greek Film Festival presents:

'Boy eating the bird's food'

with an introduction to the 'Weird Wave of Greek Cinema'

by film scholar Mikela Fotiou.

Boy eating the bird's food (Το αγόρι τρώει το φαγητό του πουλιού), Drama, 80min, Greece, 2012, Colour. Directed by Ektoras Lygizos. Cast: Yiannis Papadopoulos, Lila Mpaklesi, Vangelis Kommatas. Language: Greek with English subtitles.

A 22-year-old boy in Athens has no job, no money, no girlfriend and no food to eat, but he’s got a canary bird and a beautiful singing voice. When he finds himself withοut a home, he has to seek a shelter for his bird. And when the bird gets trapped inside the shelter, the boy has to find some help. He has to find someone to confess that he has no job, no money, no girlfriend and no food to eat.

This screening will be preceded by an introduction to the 'Weird Wave of Greek Cinema' by film scholar Mikela Fotiou.

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