PRESS
Papadimitropoulos scores a bull’s-eye, in all senses
Jay Weissberg
Variety
Confident, unflinching filmmaking
Wendy Ide
Screen
Superbly directed, tremendously acted
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
Sensual, funny and above all honest
Leslie Felperin
The Hollywood Reporter
With startling imagery captures the exhilaration and embarrassment of falling
Glenn Kenny
New York Times – Film of the Week
Extraordinary, exuberant, and inventive piece of cinema. A finely crafted character sketch and essay in dark moral comedy.
Jonathan Romney
Film Comment – Film of the Week
Excruciatingly unblinking depiction of obsession
Edward Lawrenson
Sight and Sound
Papadimitropoulos has a feel for the physicality of this world
Bilge Ebiri
The Village Voice
Papadimitropoulos brilliantly uses rhythms and repetition to capture Kostis’s fall from grace
Wendy Ide
The Observer
This unflinching film deftly builds to its chilling conclusion
Tom Dawson
Total Film
Pure visual storytelling and a multilayered lead performance shape this hedonistic cocktail
Carlos Aguilar
Moviemaker Magazine
Handsomely shot and building to an emotional crescendo expertly, Suntan is superbly realised
Joe Sommerlad
Medium (Filmland Empire)
A great Coming-of-Middle-Age film that will scrunch your heart
Yiorgos Krassakopoulos
Flix
Raving, delirious, naughty and sexy
Panos Genas
Cinemag
AWARDS(SELECTIVE)
Best Film – Edinburgh Film Festival
Young Jury Award – Brussels Film Festival
Best Film - Oaxaca Film Festival
Special Jury Award – Odessa Film Festival
Best Screenplay – Belgrade Fest
Best Film – Mamers en Mars
Best Film – Hellenic Film Academy
Best Director - Hellenic Film Academy
Best Screenplay - Hellenic Film Academy
Best Actor - Hellenic Film Academy
Best supporting Actress - Hellenic Film Academy
Best Cinematography - Hellenic Film Academy
Best Actor - Cyprus Film Days
Best Actress - Cyprus Film Days
LUX Awards 2016 Nomination
European Film Academy - Shortlisted
Best Film - Festival du film Subversif de Metz
Best Greek Film - Hellenic film Critics Association
Best Cinematography - Montenegro Film Festival
European Film Commission Location Award - Nominated