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Release Date:
October 14, 2020
Original Title:
Lacerate
Production Companies:
In Between Art Film
Production Countries:
Greece | Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 16
Lacerate blends elements of realism with a dreamlike, symbolic dimension, portraying the extreme decision of a woman who turns from victim into executioner. In a series of mises-en-scène shot only in natural light, we see a domestic setting overrun by a pack of dogs that roam around restlessly, attacking objects and furniture. The interior of this home is a mental space, violated and lacerated like a body that has undergone violence. Fruit, game, and remnants of food are arranged like still lifes, with allegorical elements evoking the precariousness of life and the loss of innocence.
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Art Direction:
Anna Papathanasious
Director:
Janis Rafa
Director of Photography:
Janis Rafa
Thodoros Mihopoulos
Editor:
Janis Rafa
Executive Producer:
Leonardo Bigazzi
Line Producer:
Ero Adrakta
Producer:
Beatrice Bulgari
Sound:
Aris Athanasopoulos
Sound Designer:
Aris Athanasopoulos
Writer:
Janis Rafa
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