KRISTOS, THE LAST CHILD
France, Greece, Italy 2022 – Director: Giulia Amati – Original language: Greek – Subtitles: German – Length: 90 min.
10 year-old Kristos is the youngest of 30 inhabitants on the Greek island of Arki. As the only primary school child, he is at a crossroads: Should he carry on his studies at a boarding school or become a shepherd like his brothers? His teacher campaigns for him to continue his education. The film takes on Kristos’ perspective and plunges into his inner world. A moving insight that is visually radiant. Maren Willkomm
Biography
The French-Italian director and producer Giulia Amati studied philosophy and video production at New York University. In her films she deals with political and social issues. Her films have been shown at international festivals.
Filmography
SHASHAMANE, IT/GB 2016, 80 min.
THIS IS MY LAND... HEBRON, IT 2010, 71 min.
Winning film of DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit 2023
Winning film kinokino Audience Award 2023 – sponsored by BR and 3sat
With the kinokino Audience Award – donated by BR and 3sat you could vote for your personal festival programme highlight at the dual DOK.fest München 2023. The name giver and media partner of the Audience Award is kinokino – Das Filmmagazin im Bayerischen Rundfunk | 3sat.
Camera: Carlos Muñoz Gómez-Quintero. Sound: Manolis Makridakis. Editing: Evgenia Papageorgiou. Music: Angelo Capozzi. Production: Blink Blink Prod. Producer: Giulia Amati. Co-Producers: Quentin Laurent (Les Films de l’œil sauvage / France) Nancy Kokolaki, Nikos Moustakas (Bad Crowd / Greece). International Sales: Deckert Distribution.
