At the margins of a city somewhere in the south of Europe, a young couple start their day with their job routine: collecting deceased pets from homes and taking them to a pet crematorium. Outside of their job’s constraints, they also collect and cremate roadkill found during their drives. In this desolate environment, the couples’ stoic perseverance creates a space through which their love grows until the moment they have a car accident and cause a roadkill themselves…
https://vimeo.com/380728704
2020-The Netherlands, Greece
Directed by: Janis Rafa
Written by: Janis Rafa
Cinematography by: Thodoros Mihopoulos GSC
Edited by: Patrick Minks
Cast: Pinelopi Tsilika (female), Dimitris Lalos (male), Michelle Valley (mother), Tassos Rafailidis (father), Oğuz Han Kaya (Oğuz)
Producer: Digna Sinke
Co-producers: Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Giorgos Karnavas
Produced by: SNG Film
Co-produced by: Heretic
Supported by: Nederlands Filmfonds, Mondriaan Foundation, Greek Film Centre, ERT
- Rotterdam IFF, Tiger Competition | KNF Award (World Premiere)
- Andrey Tarkovsky IFF
- Zerkalo Competition
- Galway IFF
- Beach FF | Best Film
- New Zealand IFF
- Melbourne IFF
- Hong Kong IFF, Young Cinema Competition | Special Mention
- Vancouver IFF
- Calgary IFF
- Nederlands FF | VEVAM Fund Prize
- Black Canvas IFF, Competition | Best Cinematography
- La Roche-sur-Yon
- Mostra de Valencia
- Sao Paolo IFF
- Thessaloniki IFF, Competition
- FICALLI
- New Horizons IFF
- Scanorama FF
- Lo schermo dell’arte
- Ljubljana IFF
- Exground FF
“With an eye for still-life photography superbly lensed by Thodoros Minopoulos, Kala Azar’s animal welfare message is simple, heartfelt and brilliant.” Sight & Sound
“…is something rather special. It’s foetid and atmospheric, a feral scavenger of a film” Screendaily
“Visually and aurally, the film strives to replace an anthropocentric gaze with something closer to a canine grammar. And the results are unsettling as they are captivating.” The Film Stage