Baltic premiere
Quiet Life
A refugee family’s world unravels when their daughter falls into a coma after being refused asylum.
Sergei and Natalia, a refugee couple, flee Russia with their two daughters to start a new life in Sweden, seeking asylum after being violently persecuted in their homeland. When their application is rejected, their youngest daughter Katja mysteriously falls into a coma, a condition linked to Child Resignation Syndrome. With bureaucratic indifference and a rigid healthcare system obstructing their efforts to save her, the family faces emotional and moral struggles as they try to restore hope.
In this harrowing family drama, bolstered by a chillingly restrained tone and emotionally controlled performances, Alexandros Avranas poignantly explores the devastating effects of trauma and despair on displaced families, and exposes a system in which empathy and humanity are in danger of collapsing.
Massimo Iannetti
Alexandros Avranas (1977) won with his first film, „Without“ (2009) seven Greek State Awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, among them Best Film and Best Director. His next feature, „Miss Violence“ (2013) received the Silver Lion for Best Director, the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and another three awards at the Venice Film Festival. For his American debut, the thriller „True Crimes“, he worked with Jim Carrey and Charlotte Gainsbourg in the leading roles. His fourth feature „Love Me Not“ was screened also at PÖFF programme. Avranas' fifth feature "Quiet Life" has screened to the Orizzonti Competition at Venice Film Festival.
Without (2008), Miss Violence (2013), Dark Crimes (2016), Love Me Not (Ära armasta mind, PÖFF 2017), Quiet Life (2024)