The Cistern

APPROPIATE

2001 / 110min.

Rating5.8

Genres

Drama

Synopsis

In 1974, a group of 11-year-old boys spend the last carefree summer of their childhood, unaware that the world of grown-ups, with its loves, passions, prejudices and curses, is about to seal their fate. Aaron, Stelios, Sakis, Galanos and Verios, "the acrobats", are best friends. School has closed for the summer holidays and the children spend their time playing games, running errands, and riding their bikes. Life is a game, into which they channel all their physical energy and imagination. They practice their diving abilities in a big cistern. It is a game through which their special talents and competitive spirit unfold. One is good at balancing acts, another at diving and another at somersaults. It is in this neighborhood that Aaron will spend the most important summer of his life: a rite of passage from childhood to adolescence, a time for learning about love, jealousy and friendship.

Directors

Actors

Giorgos Souxes

Achilleas Kyriakidis

Dora Masklavanou

Minas Hatzisavvas

Hristos Nomikos

Vana Rambota

Ersi Malikenzou

Nikos Zoiopoulos

Yiota Festa

Giorgos Marinos

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