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Directed by | Petros Charalambous |
Written by | Janine Teerling |
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Cinematography | Yorgos Rahmatoulin |
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Music by | Christos Kyriakoullis |
Production company | AMP Filmworks |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
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Patchwork is a 2021 drama film directed by Petros Charalambous and co-directed by Janine Teerling, who also wrote the film's screenplay. [2] The film stars Angeliki Papoulia as Chara, a woman struggling with the pressures imposed by motherhood. [3]
Patchwork was produced by AMP Filmworks, a Cypriot production company, in collaboration with the Israeli company Transfax Film Productions and the Slovenian production company Perfo Production. [2]
Chara (Papoulia) struggles with anxiety as she and her husband Andreas (Tselepos) raise their six-year-old daughter, Sophia. Much of the distress stems from Chara's own childhood, as she is reluctant for her mother to meet Sophia.
Meanwhile, at her work at an architecture firm, Chara's friendship with human resources manager Christie (Fyrogeni) is strained by the latter's seemingly happy child free lifestyle. Chara is forced to address the causes of her pain when she strikes up a friendly relationship with Melina (Rieger) the teenage daughter of a new Israeli architect at the firm. [4]
Patchwork debuted in August 2021 at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. Later that year, the film premiered in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Greece, at the Raindance Film Festival, Braunschweig International Film Festival, and Thessaloniki International Film Festival, respectively.
In 2022, Patchwork screened at the European Union Film Festival in Canada and the Pune International Film Festival in India. The film premiered in Israel the following year. [1] [2]
Award | Date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | August 28, 2021 | Best Film | Patchwork | Nominated | [5] |
Braunschweig International Film Festival | November 3, 2021 | Best Film in the Main Competition – Jury Prize | Patchwork | Nominated | [6] |
Best Film in the Main Competition – Audience Award | Patchwork | Nominated | |||
The Arab Critic's Awards for European Films | December 5, 2021 | Best Film | Patchwork | Nominated | [7] |
Athens Panorama of European Cinema | February 2, 2022 | Greek Film Prize | Patchwork | Won | [8] |
Cyprus Film Days International Festival | April 20, 2022 | Best Actress | Angeliki Papoulia | Won | [9] |
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival | May 15, 2022 | Best Actress | Angeliki Papoulia | Won | [10] |
Hellenic Film Academy Awards | June 8, 2022 | Best Actress | Angeliki Papoulia | Nominated | [6] |
Cinedays Skopje Film Festival | July 14, 2022 | Best Film | Patchwork | Nominated | [11] |
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