A Blast (2014)

Original title

Η Έκρηξη

Directed by

Syllas Tzoumerkas

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Italy

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

12

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman reaches a breaking point during the Greek financial crisis and lashes out against the pressures around her. The film follows her as she takes increasingly drastic actions in response to economic and personal collapse.

tenseurgentvisceraldisillusionedrawchaoticbleakfrenetic

What happens

A Blast (Greek: Η έκρηξη), is a 2014 film directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas about a woman's disillusionment and revolt in the frame of the Greek financial crisis. The film stars Angeliki Papoulia, Vassilis Doganis, Maria Filini, Themis Bazaka, Makis Papadimitriou and Yorgos Biniaris. Tzoumerkas' second feature film after Hora Proelefsis, A Blast had its world premiere at the International Competition section of the Locarno International Film Festival 2014. Praised by the international press for its visceral filming and acting, its bold content and form, the film went on to screen in over 70 festivals and to be theatrically released in many countries around the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Two Days, One Night (2014)
• Gegen den Sturm! (2014)
• One Breath (2015)
• In der Falle (2014)
• In gefährlicher Nähe (2014)
• Que justice soit nôtre (2014)
• Ablations (2014)
• What the Cliffs Last Saw (2014)