Son of Sofia

An unsettling coming-of-age drama from Greek filmmaker Elina Psykou. Won of Best International Narrative Feature at Tribeca.

"Two years after his father’s death, Misha’s mother (Valery Tscheplanowa) has created a new life in a new country. After migrating from Russia to Greece she has found a husband for herself, whose obnoxious attempts at disciplining her son (Victor Khomut) are less than welcome. Moving to Athens means Misha’s life is being uprooted and his identity reformulated. This deeply personal story is enveloped in fairy tales, set in the peculiar cultural circumstance of the summer of 2004, as the Summer Olympics pervade all casual conversations and the ever-popular winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest plays in the background. What is public and communal invades the private in the form of sports, music and television. A child’s imagination transforms difficult situations into the dark side of fairy tales." (Tribeca Film Festival)

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