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The Flower of the Lake (1999)

The Flower of the Lake (1999)

Drama
Release Date: 1999, November 14
Directors: Stamatis Tsarouchas
Countries: Greece
Production: Kino S.A., Eurimages Council of Europe, Eurimages Council of Europe, Greek Film Centre, Greek Film Centre, ERT, ERT
Cast: Katerina Moutsatsou, Mihalis Giannatos, Evri Sophroniadou, Vangelis Mourikis, Lakis Komninos, Giorgos Souxes, Giannis Kasdaglis, Akis Mahairas, Vasilis Kamitsis

Overview:

1900, Kastoria, Western Macedonia. Greeks, Turks, Jews, and other nationalities live together under the Ottoman Empire, amid the despair, instability, and confusion brought about by the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. Under these circumstances, a family of fishermen on Lake Kastoria, a fisherman, his wife, his grandfather, and their five children try to make a living. The daughter works in the fur trade, the younger son attends Greek school, while the older son, Christos, helps his father with the fishing. The flower that emerges from the lake is personified in the film's main character, Christos. Every morning, when the sky and the water in the lake become one with the mist, Christos casts his nets... This apparent tranquility in Christos' life is disrupted by his encounter with a wounded rebel, abandoned by his comrades.