Donusa
Directed byAngeliki Antoniou
Written byAngeliki Antoniou
Produced byJoachim von Vietinghoff
Frank Hoffer
StarringAndré Hennicke
Christina Papamichou
Dimitris Poulikakos
Tasso Kavadia
Christos Tsagas
Eva Kotamanidou
Gerasimos Skiadaressis
CinematographyPio Corradi
Edited byGiannis Tsitsopoulos
Music byNikos Kypourgos
Production
company
Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion
Kyros Film
Distributed byLook Now!
Spentzos Film
Basis Film Verleih
Metropolis Film World Sales ( Zürich)
Release date
December 4, 1992 (Greece)
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesGermany, Switzerland, Greece
LanguagesGreek, German

Donusa is a 1992 German-Greek drama film written and directed by Angeliki Antoniou.

The film was shot on the island of Kythira. The role of Eleni was performed by Christina Papamichou and the role of Stefan by Andre Hennicke. The film was premiered in the 45th  Locarno International Film Festival  1992 - Section International Competition - in August 1992 and won the A´ Prix de la Jeunesse.[1] It has participated since then in many other prestigious international festivals (among others Mar del Plata International Film Festival , Hof International Film festival,[2] Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

The film was released in Germany, Switzerland and Greece and received positive reviews.

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The arrival of a stranger on a small and remote island in the Aegean has the effect of uncovering a family tragedy. The closed male society covers up incest and rape, making the women into mute accomplices. It takes the death of a girl and the persecution of the stranger to finally break the silence.

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The film premiered on August 1992 at the Locarno International Film Festival and went on to screen at festivals such as Valladolid International Film Festival and Göteborg Film Festival.

The film was released in Switzerland (December 4, 1992), Greece (February 19, 1993) and Germany (February 24, 1994), and received positive reviews.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "1992". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ "DONUSA". HOME OF FILMS. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ online, CINEMA. "Donusa (1992) - Film | cinema.de". www.cinema.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ www.cinemabuch.ch. "- CINEMA - Das Filmjahrbuch". www.cinemabuch.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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