🎬 Synoikia to Oneiro / Dream Neighbourhood (Alekos Alexandrakis, 1961)

Alekos Alexandrakis | 1961 | Greece | 95' | EN subtitles

Squeezed between the historic Filopappou Hill—or the Hill of the Muses—and Ano Petralona, the ramshackle pauper neighbourhood of Asyrmatos gives shelter to a pale mosaic of poverty-stricken toilers and social pariahs. As a result, Rikos, a small-time crook freshly released from jail, has devised his next scam—a foolproof plan to escape poverty. In the meantime, Stefania, Rikos' childhood sweetheart, squanders her youth on fleeting liaisons with wealthy partners, thirsting to flee the slums once and for all. However, life plays cruel tricks on people. And amid an unsettling reality hidden in plain sight, false promises and shattered dreams will eventually bring those who dared to contemplate escape to their knees.\