Stelios is the owner of a jazz club in Athens. A few years ago, through the help of his former associate Vassos, Stelios received a business loan from the Romanian in order to renovate his club. In 2010, the recession finds Stelios on the brink of bankruptcy unable to repay the loan. The Romanian meets with Stelios and gives him one day to come up with a solution.
"(…) and what starts as a drama turns into an action-packed thriller as Stelios takes steps to survive as best as he can. There is a certain feel to this film that helps suspend and extend its mood throughout, making its story invigorating and exciting. This is a constantly evolving film that ends in a much different place and much different style than it begins, making an admittedly violent journey towards an inevitable ticking clock enticing and worthwhile." (TV with Ape)
Biography: Alexis Alexiou, born in 1976 in Athens/Greece, has a degree in Physics from the University of Athens and studied cinema in Greece. In 2004, he won the Emerging European Filmmakers Award at the 71st MIFED. He wrote and directed four short films prior to his debut feature TALE 52 (2008) for which he wrote the screenplay and was in charge of production and directing. This film was presented in various film festivals including Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Warsaw, Thessaloniki and Sitges, where he won the Award for Best Screenplay. His second feature Wednesday 04:45 was screened, among others, at the Tribeca Film Festival and the New York City Film Festival.
