Comme des lions de pierre à l'entrée de la nuit
Like Lions Of Stone At The Gateway Of Night
Switzerland / France / Greece, April 2012
FILM,
Documentary,
87 min.
- directed by
- Olivier Zuchuat
- Written by
- Olivier Zuchuat
- Status
- In distribution
Between 1947 and 1951, the Greek government interned around 80'000 soldiers and civilians for “communist activity” on the Island of Makronisos. They were forced to go through re-education programmes in order that they might get back on the right track guided by the ideology of the extreme right-wing nationalist King Paul. Numerous prisoners, including the famous poet Yannis Ritsos wrote texts that they buried inside bottles and managed to bring home from the camp. These texts fuel images of this barbaric laboratory which was set up to facilitate the “mental reprogramming” of members of the communist resistance.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2012
- Original Version
- French voice over, Greek (french subtitles), colour, DCP, 87 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-1C13-0000-0-0000-0000-3
- Production
- Prince Film SA, AMIP, Les Films du Mélangeur, Periplus, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Xavier Carniaux, Pierre-Alain Meier
- directed by
- Olivier Zuchuat
- Written by
- Olivier Zuchuat
- Cinematography
- Olivier Zuchuat
- Editing
- Olivier Zuchuat
- Sound Editing
- Vincent Montrobert
- Sound Design
- Denis Séchaud
- Re-Recording Mix
- Denis Séchaud
- Location Sound Mix
- Aris Athanasopoulos
- Production Design
- Eleni Gioti, Corinne Maury
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Doc & Co
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Hevadis Films
Distribution
Release date: 06.11.2013 - Switzerland
-
Outside The Box Sarl
Distribution
Release date: 27.02.2013
Awards
(a selection)
- Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Tétouan, Prix spécial du Jury 2013 (Winner)
- Leipzig, Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Preis der ökumenischen Jury 2012 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Lisbon, 13° doclisboa Festival internacional de cinema
22.10.2015 - 01.11.2015 -
19e Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Tétouan
23.03.2013 - 30.03.2013 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2013 - 31.01.2013 -
12es Escales Documentaires de La Rochelle
06.11.2012 - 11.11.2012 -
Leipzig, 55. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
29.10.2012 - 04.11.2012 -
Nyon, 18e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
20.04.2012 - 27.04.2012