Hard Goodbyes: My Father (2002)

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Country: Germany, Greece
Genres: Drama, Family
Release: 2002-12-27
Director: Penny Panagiotopoulou
Writers: Jan Fleischer , Penny Panagiotopoulou , Nikos Panayotopoulos , Katerina Shina
Language: Greek
Stars: Yorgos Karayannis , Stelios Mainas , Ioanna Tsirigouli , Christos Stergioglou , Hristos Bouyotas , Despo Diamantidou , Myrto Apostolidou , Eftyhia Dedousi , Dimitris Drosos , Konstadinos Grammenos
Runtime: 113 min
Awards: 8 wins & 4 nominations
AKA: Moj otac: Težak sastanak (Serbia) , Hard Goodbyes: My Father , Hyvästi isä (Finland) , 童年舊事 (Taiwan) , パパにさよならできるまで (Japan) , Δύσκολοι αποχαιρετισμοί: Ο μπαμπάς μου (Greece) , Trudne pożegnania (Poland) , HARD GOODBYES: My Father , Hard Goodbyes: My Father (United States of America) , Dyskoloi apohairetismoi: O babas mou
Plot: Elias is a 10 year old boy living in Athens with his family in 1969 and has an interest in Jules Verne's stories and in astronomy. His father, with whom Elias has a strong relationship, is a travelling salesman and his absence affects the whole family. On the eve of his departure for a long business trip he promises his son that he'll be back in time to watch the moon landing on TV together, but he is killed in a car accident. While Elias' mother and his elder brother deal with the loss in their own way, Elias refuses to accept his father's death. He creates an imaginary world, in which his father is alive. He shares fictitious stories with his friends, he sends letters to his grandmother on behalf of his father and he dreams of places like he did with him. Elias' mother and his godfather, who do everything to bring him back to reality, take him to a summer house. On the night of the moon landing Elias meets his father in his own way and comes to terms with his loss.
IMDB:tt0329002