Contrabando: A Film For Melpo Axioti
Synopsis
From the islands of the Aegean (Tinos and Mykonos) to the cities of exile: Paris, Berlin, Budapest. Urbad and rural landscapes, connected not only with the continuous movement of Melpo but mainly with permanent exclusions and confinements in mental institutions. A Maze of history and its expression in accordance with the plans of the psychiatrist & poet Spilios Argyropoulos and linguist Vangelis Intzidis.
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