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KRISTOS, THE LAST CHILD

by Giulia Amati

synopsis

Of the thirty inhabitants of Arki, a windswept island in Greece’ Dodecanese, Kristos is the last remaining child and the only student of the small elementary school. To finish compulsory education, he needs to leave Arki and move to a larger island. However, his family cannot afford this and his father wants him to become a shepherd like his older brothers. The child’s teacher, Maria, cannot accept this situation and is determined to find a solution to further his education. Will Kristos stay on the island or will he leave Arki to continue his education on the other side of the sea?

international title: Kristos, The Last Child
original title: Kristos, l’ultimo bambino
country: Italy, France, Greece
sales agent: Deckert Distribution
year: 2022
genre: documentary
directed by: Giulia Amati
film run: 90'
screenplay: Giulia Amati
cinematography by: Carlos Muñoz
film editing: Evgenia Papageorgiou
music: Angelo Capozzi
producer: Giulia Amati, Quentin Laurent, Nancy Kokolaki
production: Blink Blink Prod, Les Films de l'œil sauvage, Bad Crowd, RAI Cinema, E.R.T., ARTE France, Aljazeera Documentary Channel
backing: Creative Europe - MEDIA, Direzione generale Cinema e audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura DGCA - MIC, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), Greek Film Centre

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