BY MIRACLE
synopsis
Aliki and Andreas, a couple in their thirties, are trying to have a baby a year after the death of their 4-year-old daughter. Marios, a man in his late twenties living with his mother Dimitra, satisfies his sexual needs through casual encounters with men in the park. Aliki develops an interest in miracles when she hears in the news about an icon of the Virgin Mary which is believed to weep and perform miracles. Meanwhile, Marios is becoming interested in a young man he meets at the swimming pool, while Dimitra is constantly worried about her son. One day, while visiting her husband’s grave, Dimitra sees Aliki standing in front of her daughter’s grave and is intrigued.
original title: | By Miracle |
country: | Cyprus |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Marinos Kartikkis |
screenplay: | Marinos Kartikkis |
cast: | Eliza Patsalidou, Yorgos Hadjikyriakou, Lefteris Salomidis, Androula Eracleous, Manolis Hourdakis, Lenia Sorokou, Katerina Kazantzi, Marinos Anogyriatis |
cinematography by: | Constantinos Othonos |
film editing: | Stylianos Constantinou |
art director: | Liza Tsouloupa |
costumes designer: | Liza Tsouloupa |
music: | Michalis Chrysanthou |
producer: | Marios Piperidis, Marinos Kartikkis |
production: | ΑΜP Filmworks Ltd, A.B. Seahorse Film Productions Ltd |
backing: | Cultural Services, Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus |