VIDA EN PAUSA

Alexandros Avranas (Best Director at Venice for Miss Violence) returns to social concerns, impeccably embodied in this film inspired by a mysterious syndrome affecting only refugee children. Quiet Life, the story of a Russian family whose youngest daughter falls into a coma when their application for asylum in Sweden is denied, invites us to reflect on the wounds state policies open. With careful art direction by Markku Pätilä (a regular on Aki Kaurismäki’s films) and a successful satirical tone in the wake of the new Greek Weird Wave, the film moves from Kafkaesque administrative dystopia to the hope of reconciling with humanity. A story as disturbing as it is universal, it received acclaim in Venice’s Orizzonti section, which showcases the latest aesthetic trends.