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DIVERSION Cyprus, 2025, 96 min, color

Kostas is a policeman, divorced with a child and a mother in a nursing home. He has a hard time financially so he often steals jewellery from the dead he carries to the morgue. His ex-wife, Andri, works as a cleaner but she too is struggling financially since Kostas doesn't always pay the total alimony they agreed upon.

At the same time, Kostas maintains a relationship with Elena, a woman who lives with her mother. One day, Kostas and his colleague Andreas are called upon to transport a dead, old woman who happens to be Elena's grandmother. Kostas steals a cross from the woman and puts it with other stolen jewellery in a box of cookies that he hides in a kitchen cupboard. One night, when Elena spends the night at KOSTAS’ apartment, she discovers the box and things start to get complicated.

Marinos Kartikkis

Marinos Kartikkis

He studied Fine Arts at the UCLA and at the Complutense University of Madrid on a scholarship from the Spanish government, as well as Filmmaking at the London International Film School. His debut feature Honey and Wine (2006) represented Cyprus at numerous European festivals. His film Senior Citizen (2020) was screened at 60 international festivals and won 35 awards.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

1997 Life Game

1998 Moments of Life

2006 Noney and Wine

2010 By Miracle

2020 Senior Citizen

2025 Diversion

 

DIRECTOR
Marinos Kartikkis
SCRIPT
Marinos Kartikkis
CAMERA
Yorgos Rahmatoulin
MUSIC
Adonis Aletras
CAST
Stelios Andronikou, Panagiota Papageorgiou, Prokopis Agathokleous , Marina Argyridou
PRODUCERS
Andros Achilleos, Brenda Achilleos
PRODUCTION
AB Seahorse Film Productions

DIVERSION Cyprus, 2025, 96 min, color

PROGRAM

Odeon Cinema
20:30 h
Euro Cinema
14:15 h

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