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THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERS

(Ο ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΣ ΜΕ ΤΙΣ ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΕΙΣ - O ANTHROPOS ME TIS APANTISEIS)

by Stelios Kammitsis

Cyprus, Greece, Italy 2021, 80'

When a spontaneous summer trip becomes a journey to find each other

Victor, a Greek ex-diving champion in his early 20’s, lives with his grandmother in a seaside town in Greece. Missing out on his triumph days and tired of working at a furniture factory, his life suddenly changes with his grandmother’s death. Driving an old dusty car, he begins a road trip to Germany. On the boat to Italy, he meets Matthias, an adventurous young German, who is on his way home. Matthias persuades Victor to take him along and, as they drive north, Matthias pushes him to come out of his comfort zone and reveal the real reasons behind his trip. Victor's uptight character clashes with the more free-spirited Matthias. When their journey comes to an end, through the unpredictable turns of life, will their questions find the answers they so much long for?


Awards

Most Popular Screenplay Award - Beijing IFF 2021
FISCHER Audience Award for a Greek film – “Michael Cacoyannis” Award; FISCHER Audience Award for a Meet the Neighbors competition section film - Thessaloniki IFF 2021

Festivals

Mardi Gras FF Sydney 2021
Melbourne Queer FF 2021
Roze Filmdagen 2021
Santa Barbara IFF 2021
Outshine Miami 2021
FIRE!! Mostra Internacional de Cine Gai i Lesbià 2021
Lovers IFF 2021
CINEDAYS Festival of European Film 2021
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer FF (online) 2021
Beijing IFF 2021
Humen FF 2021
Guadalajara IFF 2021
MIX Copenhagen 2021
Raindance IFF 2021
Seoul Pride IFF 2021
Thessaloniki IFF 2021
Niemeyer Center LGTBI FF 2022
Mix México 2022
Sziget Festival 2022
Arthouse Cinema Niagara 2024

Cast & Crew

With: Vasilis Magouliotis, Anton Weil, Stela Fyrogeni

Production company: Felony Films, Blonde Audiovisual Productions, asterisk*, 9.99 films

Stelios Kammitsis

Stelios Kammitsis was born and raised in Cyprus. He studied film at SUNY Purchase in New York. His political documentary THE 25th MEMBER, which was his senior thesis, represented his University at the Student Academy Awards. After his studies he moved to Athens where he worked for a year alongside Palme d'Or winner Mr. Theo Angelopoulos in the pre-production of his film THE DUST OF TIME. He also worked as a freelance screenwriter for various TV series. In 2008, he began working as an assistant director to Mr. Dimitris Papaioanou, the director of the Athens 2004 Olympics opening ceremony. The show, MEDEA2, played in Athens for a year and travel to Beijing during the Olympic Games to present the show during the “Cultural Year of Greece” in China. In 2012 his first feature film, titled ΚΩΛΟΠΑΙΔΑ (JERKS) opened in theatres in Greece. In 2015 he wrote, produced and directed his short film DOWNHILL. The film participated in various film festivals winning Best Screenplay & Best Film with social context at Drama international film festival and Best Cinematography at Cyprus International Short Film Festival. 

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