Greece selects ‘Arcadia’ as Oscar entry

Yorgos Zois’ movie “Arcadia” has been chosen to correspond Greece successful the Best International Feature Film class astatine the 2025 Academy Awards, the Culture Ministry has announced.

The enactment was made by an 11-member committee convened by the ministry, which unanimously backed the film. In its decision, the committee described Arcadia arsenic a “perfect film” that reflects Greek individuality while showcasing the qualities of modern Greek cinema and enjoying strong planetary visibility done information successful large festivals.

Arcadia, Zois’ 2nd feature, premiered astatine the 74th Berlin International Film Festival successful 2024 successful the “Encounters” contention section. The Greece-Bulgaria co-production has since earned respective planetary distinctions, including Best Actor astatine the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Best Director astatine the Sarajevo Film Festival, Best Script astatine the Cork International Film Festival, and the International Federation of Film Critics Best International Film Award astatine the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

The movie stars Vangelis Mourikis (The King, Digger, Chevalier) and Angeliki Papoulia (Dogtooth, The Lobster).

The film’s story begins with a fatal traffic mishap that shatters the quiescent of a fashionable winter tourist destination. Yannis and Katerina, called to the section infirmary to place the victim, effort to portion together the puzzle of a mislaid beingness while confronting a bid of revelations. At the seaside barroom Arcadia, Katerina finds unexpected solidarity from unlikely companions.