Duration: 15 min
Production company: OROS FILMS + GEOCINEMA
International Distributor: Film Hub
The story
(English) The case of the rape and sexual abuse of a minor boy in a church orphanage in a provincial town. The hero of the film, originally from Albania, lived his own hell, from the age of thirteen to the age of fifteen. Today, fourteen years later, he breaks his silence, while the case is now under judicial investigation.
(French) L’affaire du viol et des abus sexuels sur un mineur dans un orphelinat d’église d’une ville de province. Le héros du film, originaire d’Albanie, a vécu son propre enfer, de l’âge de treize à quinze ans. Aujourd’hui, quatorze ans plus tard, il brise son silence, alors que l’affaire est désormais sous enquête judiciaire.
(German) Der Fall der Vergewaltigung und des sexuellen Missbrauchs eines minderjährigen Jungen in einem kirchlichen Waisenhaus in einer Provinzstadt. Der Held des Films, der aus Albanien stammt, durchlebte von seinem 13. bis zu seinem 15. Lebensjahr seine eigene Hölle. Heute, 14 Jahre später, bricht er sein Schweigen, während der Fall nun Gegenstand gerichtlicher Ermittlungen ist.
(Greek) Η υπόθεση βιασμού και σεξουαλικής κακοποίησης ενός ανήλικου αγοριού σε εκκλησιαστικό ορφανοτροφείο σε επαρχιακή πόλη. Ο ήρωας της ταινίας, που κατάγεται από την Αλβανία, έζησε τη δική του κόλαση από τα 13 έως τα 15 του. Σήμερα, 14 χρόνια μετά, σπάει τη σιωπή του καθώς η υπόθεση αποτελεί πλέον αντικείμενο δικαστικών ερευνών.
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Director Biography – THOMAS SIDERIS

He studied Political Science and Public Administration at the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Mass Media, and attended directing courses at the Stavrakos School. He holds a master’s degree in Human Geography from the University of the Aegean. He earned his doctorate in Human Geography from Harokopio University.
Some of his specific research fields include Body and Space in Cinema, Spatial Representations, and Identity Formation. His doctoral dissertation is titled “Routes of Identity: Vulnerable Bodies, Fluid Spatial Realities, and Conditions of Entrapment: Urban enclaves, hubs, and shelters for patients, refugees, migrants, and urban nomads.”
Scientific and Other Affiliations
He is a member of the International Academy of Social Sciences, based in Florida, USA. He is an advisory member of the Journalists and Writers Foundation, a global partner of the UN, based in New York.