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Blind Sun
France / Greece · 2015 · 88 min · English, French, GreekA heatwave, no water, and a stranger guarding an empty villa. A paranoid climate thriller that fits any hot, divided country.
Greece. Sometime in the near future. A seaside resort struck by a heavy heat wave. Water is rare and violence is mounting. Ashraf, a solitary immigrant, is looking after a villa while its owners are away. On a dusty road crushed by the sun, he is stopped by a police officer for an identity check…
Proof it works
FestivalsToronto IFF, Sitges IFF, Thessaloniki IFF (In Competition) + 15 more
AwardsFIPRESCI Prize, Thessaloniki IFF · Best Actor, Fantasporto · Best Photography, Brussels European FF
Why it travels
A single villa, a small cast and a low budget, built on climate and migration themes that are current almost everywhere.
Comparable titles
Leave the World Behind · Caché · Take Shelter
Stills and trailer
Directed byJoyce A. Nashawati
CastZiad Bakri, Yannis Stankoglou, Mimi Denissi, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Laurène Brun, Gwendoline Hamon
Produced byGood Lap Production, TBC & Blonde SA, in coproduction with MPM Film & EFA Group