Lacerate (2020)
Lacerate blends elements of realism with a dreamlike, symbolic dimension, portraying the extreme decision of a woman who turns from victim into executioner. In a series of mises-en-scène shot only in natural light, we see a domestic setting overrun by a pack of dogs that roam around restlessly, attacking objects and furniture. The interior of this home is a mental space, violated and lacerated like a body that has undergone violence. Fruit, game, and remnants of food are arranged like still lifes, with allegorical elements evoking the precariousness of life and the loss of innocence.
Director: Janis Rafa
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Elena Mavridou as |
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Thanasis Dovris as |
| Directing | Janis Rafa | Director |
| Editing | Janis Rafa | Editor |
| Sound | Aris Athanasopoulos | Sound |
| Production | Beatrice Bulgari | Producer |
| Sound | Aris Athanasopoulos | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Janis Rafa | Writer |
| Production | Ero Adrakta | Line Producer |
| Camera | Janis Rafa | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Thodoros Mihopoulos | Director of Photography |
| Art | Anna Papathanasious | Art Direction |
| Production | Leonardo Bigazzi | Executive Producer |