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SMUGGLING HENDRIX

Marios Piperides

Cyprus, Germany, Greece, 2018, 93 Min

The capital of Cyprus has been divided since 1974. The inhabitants of Nicosia try to ignore this fact. And that includes Yiannis, who has never been on the "other side" and is about to go to The Netherlands in the next few days in order to leave his chaotic life behind him. But, shortly before his departure, his dog Jimi runs off – and disappears into the Turkish part of the city. Yiannis sets off after him. A grotesque mission begins ...

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The down-on-his-luck musician Yiannis lives above a lingerie shop with the promising name of "No Borders" – a rather surreal joke in a city like Nicosia which is divided by a heavily guarded border. The so-called "Green Line" is controlled by Greek, Turkish and UN soldiers. Reluctantly, Yiannis has to pass this line to reach the Turkish half of the island. Jimi is soon found, but, according to an EU regulation, the dog is not allowed to go back to the Greek part. An adventurous and absurd mission begins with Greeks and Turks sharing a common destiny in order to bring the little four-legged friend back home.

Previously known in his capacity as a producer, the Cypriot Marios Piperides succeeds in his directorial debut in addressing a highly emotional topic with symbolic meaning. This is the first time that a Turkish settler has a name and a story in a Cypriot film – the kindhearted Hasan even helps Yiannis. Cinema is able to tear down walls, at least in people's minds. RH

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / colour

Drehbuch
Marios Piperides

Kamera
Christian Huck

Ton
Johannes Doberenz, Christos Goussios

Schnitt
Stylianos Costantinou

Ausstattung
Michalis Samiotis

Musik
Kostantis Papakostantinou

Darsteller
Adam Bousdoukos, Fatih Al, Vicky Papadopoulou, Özgür Karadeniz

Produzent
Janine Teerling, Marios Piperides, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Costas Lambropoulos

Produktion
AMP FILMWORKS 4 Agias Elenis, Office 603 1060 Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: +357 22 875187 Fax: +357 22 875186 Email: info@filmworks.com.cy

Co-Produktion
Pallas Films, Viewmaster Films, Arte, ZDF

Kontakt
The Match Factory GmbH
Domstraße 60
50668 Köln
Tel. +49 221 539 709-0
info@matchfactory.de
www.the-match-factory.com

Marios Piperides - born in 1975 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Producer. He studied broadcast management and film production in the US. In 2002 he returned to Cyprus and tried his hand in various areas of filmmaking. A little later, in 2005, he founded the production company AMP. SMUGGLING HENDRIX is his feature film debut as a director, which was awarded at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Movies
THE LAST REMAINING SEATS (2011, doc)
THE IMMORTALIZER (2013, short)
DOWN PAYMENT (2015, short)

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