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“Hard Goodbyes: My Father” (108 min, 2002) directed by Penny Panayotopoulou.

In 1969 Athens, a 10 year old boy struggles to come to terms with the sudden death of his father.

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Festivals
2002 | Locarno Film Festival | Leopard Best Actor, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Special Mention | @locarnofilmfestival
Thessaloniki Film Festival | FIPRESCI-Preis, Best Actor, Greek Film Critics’ Award | @filmfestivalgr
Internationales Filmfestival Olympia für Kinder und Jugendliche | Children’s Jury Award | @olympiafestival
Internationales Liebesfilmfestival Mons | RTBF-Preis, Coup de Coeur du Jury | @festival_de_mons
IFF von Salé | Award for Best Screenplay
SLIFF St. Louis International Film Festival | Interfaith Award | @stlfilmfest

Cast
Elias: Giorgos Karayanni
Mother: Ioanna Tsirigouli
Hristos Manolopoulos (Father): Stelios Mainas Christos
Grandmother: Despo Diamantidou
Theodosis (Oncle): @cstergioglou
Aris Manolopoulos: Christos Bougiotas

Crew
Directed and Written by: Penny Panayotopoulou
Produced by: Thanassis Karathanos, Costas Lambropoulos, Penny Panayotopoulou
Production Company: Twenty Twenty Vision, CL Productions
Co-Produced by: Hellenic Broadcasting Corp., @ertofficial, @productionsmax, @alphatv, @animafilmsuk, Mythos Productions Ltd, Greek Film Centre
Funded by: @medienboard, @eurimagescoe, Greek Film Centre, Helenic Broadcasting Corp, @ertofficial
Distribution: Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH
World Sales: Greek Film Centre
Director of Photography: Dimitris Katsaitis
Edited by: Petar Markovic, Angelos Angelopoulos
Sound Design: @kaitebbel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Klaus Hornemann
Film Score: Stavros Sofianopoulos
Set Design: Lily Kendaka
Costume Design: Lily Kendaka
Hair and Makeup Artist: Giannis Pamoukis