DIGGER
SYNOPSIS
A postmodern western. A farmhouse in the middle of a forest. On the gate, a wooden sign reads: “Nowhere”. There lives Nikitas, an enigmatic, solitary outcast. In close proximity of lush flora, wildlife and wet mud, a big gold-mine company is expanding and threatens his life choises. But the biggest threat comes out of nowhere with the arrival of his son Johnny. He returns after 20 years of absence to claim the share of the farm he inherited after his mother’s death. Nikitas denies his son, but Johnny occupies a caravan at the backyard and refuses to leave. They develop an ambivalent relationship, slowly becoming enemies living in the same house. Within the surrounding context of a civil war atmosphere at the border of exploding, the two men confront each other head on, digging deep into mud to reconnect with their past and find where they belong.
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NEWS
Dec 2017 Digger is awarded with production funds from the Greek Film Center and ERT broadcasting.
Nov 2016 Digger is granted with the Greek – French co-production fund.
Jan 2016 Digger goes Cinemart co-production market in Rotterdam.
Nov 2015 Digger at the NCN Project Market in Rome FilmFest.
Sep 2015 Digger is proud to be one of the six projects selected for the Cannes Cinefondation Residency in Paris.
Jul 2015 Digger is one of the eight projects selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab in Capalbio, Italy.
May 2015 Digger is awarded with development support from the Greek Film Center and the Slate Media Development Fund.
Oct 2014 Digger is going through the project development scholarship of the Nipkow Programme in Berlin.
