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A Panorama of Greek Cinema at the Avalon Theatre Presents
The Embassy of Greece and the Greek Film Center
A PANORAMA OF GREEK CINEMA Wednesday, February 6, 2013 8:00 PM Raw Material The famous Acropolis affords a view of one of the most poverty-stricken districts in Athens. This improvised shantytown is home to a diverse community of people who subsist on collecting discarded metal. Before the sun is up, they set out in their little three-wheel trucks for the streets of the metropolis. Then, at the end of the day, they take the old fridges, televisions, spring-wire mattresses and all other conceivable kinds of metal refuse to the city’s scrapyards; with their meagre earnings they return home to their families, hoping that the new day will bring a richer haul. Director Christos Karakepelis spent six years putting this film together and thus offers the viewer an utterly authentic perspective on the lives of people for whom, as one of them described it, scrap metal is both their "treasure and mistress.” This impressive documentary, with its wealth of compelling footage, in spite of its theme maintains a serene atmosphere throughout and dispenses with all traces of cheap sentiment. Its impact is thus all the more powerful. 2011 | 78 min | Not Rated | in Greek with English subtitles Trailer Win Free Tickets DCGreeks.com is giving away 3 pairs of tickets to the Panorama of Greek Cinema's February 6, 2013 showing of Raw Material. To enter, send an email to [email protected] with subject "Panorama of Greek Cinema February, 2013 Ticket Giveaway" and include your name in the body of the email. We'll draw three winners at random from all emails received by Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 11:59 PM. Only one entry allowed per person. Winners will be notified via email on Monday, February 4th! More Info and to buy tickets on the web: http://www.theavalon.org/programs-events/panorama-of-greek-cinema Avalon Theatre
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