Absences

Greece, early twentieth century. A family is on the verge of breaking up. The mother has abandoned the family, and the father keeps his three daughters confined in the house. Greece, early twentieth century. A family is breaking up. The mother has abandoned the family, and the father, a retired officer, keeps his three daughters confined in the house. After his death, the three sisters live through their personal drama. The eldest, Eleni, imbued with the morals of the time and closely identifying with her father, tries to take his place. The middle one, Maria, represents rebellion, and the youngest, Anna, is skating on thin ice. —Hugo Max On the eve of the First World War, a bourgeois family is on the verge of collapse. Against the backdrop of the decrepit ancestral estate of their recently deceased father, three sisters find themselves living alone, struggling to cope with the new reality. But the decisions of their father have forever changed them. As a result, an imminent confrontation between siblings is inevitable. However, the question remains. Will family or freedom prevail? —Nick Riganas