In a northern Athenian suburb, the director’s 92-year-old grandmother, Kiki, allows the camera to enter her private space and document her daily life over a period of 18 months. Kiki’s strong-willed personality stumbles upon her rapidly declining health. The loss of self-sovereignty is painful, but society’s urge to rationalize the pain and loneliness hurts even more.
Ilia Diakatou
Born in 1994, Ilia Diakatou studied Fine Arts in the UK and Film Studies in their hometown of Athens. Not yet an artist nor a filmmaker, Ilia, and their grandmother Kiki, joined forces to create their first complete piece of moving image ever. All their hopes and dreams are invested in Radu Jude’s latest film.