...AND THE TRAIN GOES TO THE SKY
synopsis
Georgia, the Soviet Union, 1937. Two boys, a Greek and a Georgian, meet and become friends. From their carefree, everyday routine and the calm, humorous life of the small neighborhood, emerges the tragedy of the period with the persecution of the Greeks, who were exiled and imprisoned.
international title: | ...AND THE TRAIN GOES TO THE SKY |
original title: | KAI TO TRENO PAI STON OURANO |
country: | Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Cyprus |
sales agent: | Limasol (CY) |
year: | 2001 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Yannis Ioannou |
film run: | 94' |
screenplay: | Yannis Ioannou, Ivan Balevski |
cast: | Alexis Ioannou, Ivan Kitchev, Michalis Evlogimenos, Panayotis Larkou, Irene Papas |
cinematography by: | Andreas Bellis |
film editing: | Dina Alexandrou |
art director: | Irene Muradova |
costumes designer: | Boriana Semerdjieva |
music: | Tassos Karakatsanis |
producer: | Yannis Ioannou, Alexander Metodiev |
production: | JK Televisual Services (CY); Movie Makers International(GR); Kanina Films (BL); Cinema Studio Camera (GE) |
backing: | Greek Film Centre |