Djinns, the Spirits of Patras

Running time: 13'40”

Production: FR 2015

The film’s events unfold in the heart of a ruined factory facing the port of Patras in Greece. Wahid and Mortez, two of fifty other Afghanis who have miraculously avoided the atrocities taking place in their homeland, are trying their luck in getting across to Italy. They are both constantly dreaming of a better life in Europe. While hiding from acts of repression at the hands of the police, the protagonists have to face the spirits that haunt the derelict factory.

Authors:

  • Jean-Jacques Cunnac 2016

    Jean-Jacques Cunnac has worked for M6 Télévision in Paris, NBC Asia in Hong Kong, RTS Swiss TV in Geneva and for the French public television France 3 in Paris. He's a director of several nominated fiction short films and documentaries like “Peter Grass is Dead... Twice,” “Migrants,” “Crossroads” and “Sig.”

    Djinns, les Esprits de Patras (2015)
    Sig (2015)
    Migrants (2014)
    Au creux de nos vagues (2014)
    Gazaël, 20 ans après (2013)
    Crossroads (2013)
    Lucie doute (2012)
    Peter Grass is Dead… Twice (2011)
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