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On this week at the Greek Film Festival
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The festival officially starts tomorrow!
13 days. 50+ films. Seven Melbourne cinemas. Here are the films on this week, Tue 13 to Sun 18 October. Grab your seats and get ready for the best of Greek cinema.
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Selling fast
The films Melbourne is booking first. Book early to get the session you want.
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Saint Paisios
Wed 14, Thu 15, Fri 16 & Sun 18 Oct | 4 cinemas The remarkable life of Saint Paisios comes to the big screen, tracing the story of Arsenios Eznepidis and the journey that shaped one of Greece’s most beloved saints.
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Female
Fri 16 Oct, Westgarth | Sat 17 Oct, Penny Lane Three performers embody different sides of legendary Greek actress Aliki Vougiouklaki in a bold exploration of celebrity, female identity and the woman behind the icon.
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Broken Vein
Sat 17 Oct, 6:00pm | The Kino Yannis Economides’ gripping crime thriller. A businessman drowning in debt goes to war with the local loan shark, with his family home on the line.
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Mahi
Wed 14, Fri 16 & Sun 18 Oct | 3 cinemas Back in Greece after decades away, Mahi reveals her past as an army officer jailed under the dictatorship, and reaches out to the daughter whose name she took.
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A Spartan Dream
Sat 17 Oct, 4:00pm | Pentridge Cinema A Greek-American history buff travels to his ancestral village and hatches an absurd plan to reignite the Peloponnesian War, all in the name of love.
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Comedy with bite
Dark, sharp and very Greek. Four ways to laugh this week.
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The Great Massacre of Alimos
Wed 14, Thu 15, Fri 16 & Sat 17 Oct | 4 cinemas A pitch-black comedy about a documentary crew chasing the truth behind a deadly explosion at Alimos’ seniors’ centre.
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Rooster
Wed 14, Thu 15 & Sun 18 Oct | 3 cinemas An Athens council worker becomes consumed by his ambitions for his young son, turning his pursuit of the “Greek dream” into a bittersweet satire of success and family.
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Receptions
Wed 14, Fri 16 & Sun 18 Oct | 3 cinemas An unemployed journalist who refuses to compromise his principles falls in with a group who sneak into receptions for free food, testing just how far dignity can stretch.
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The Megalomaniacs
Wed 14, Thu 15 & Sun 18 Oct | 4 cinemas What if ancient pots were the world’s first vinyl records? One archaeologist is out to prove it, with help from her cynical ex-brother-in-law.
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Weekend picks
Saturday and Sunday sessions worth planning around.
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The Odyssey
Sun 18 Oct, 3:00pm | The Astor Theatre | Only session Christopher Nolan reimagines Homer’s timeless epic for the big screen, following Odysseus on his legendary journey home through a world of gods, monsters and myth.
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Hen
Sat 17 Oct, 6:30pm | Palace Balwyn | Only session Seen through the eyes of an escaped chicken protecting her eggs, this wonderfully unconventional film observes the messy, complicated human lives surrounding a decaying Greek seaside restaurant.
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Bearcave
Sat 17 Oct | Westgarth 6:00pm, Pentridge 8:30pm High in the Pindus mountain village of Tirna, meet Argiro, a badass farmer, and her best friend Anneta, the village ‘it’ girl. A tale of adventure, mystery and romance.
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Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals
Sat 17 Oct, 2:15pm | Palace Balwyn | Only session Mary Zournazi follows the stray cats of Athens and beyond in a moving look at love, compassion and what animals can teach us about freedom.
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Explore the full GFF26 program
Tuesday 13 to Sunday 25 October across seven Melbourne cinemas.
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