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Release Date:
January 18, 2024
Original Title:
Βάρδια
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Asterisk* Productions
Production Countries:
France | Greece
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 78
For a long time, vessels crossing the High Risk Area on the Somali coastline would hire private mercenaries in order to protect themselves from pirates. Nowadays, the attacks have dropped off and the mercenaries encounter a new problem: the lack of action. Daily training to face a non-existent enemy creates a sense of absurdity, captured by Gregoris Rentisʼ camera with great inspiration and precision.
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Cinematography:
Thomas Tsiftelis
Director:
Gregoris Rentis
Editor:
Hronis Theoharis
Music:
Forest Swords
Producer:
Florence Cohen
Clément Duboin
Vicky Miha
Gregoris Rentis
Sound:
Matthieu Deniau
Leandros Ntounis
Aris Pavlidis
Dimitris Kanellopoulos
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