Log Line

A young mother is haunted by her ambiguous feelings about motherhood.

Festivals / Awards

55th Karlovy Vary Inter. Film Festival, East of West Competition (World Premiere)

35th Braunschweig International Film Festival, Germany

62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece

29th Raindance Film Festival, London, UK

26th European Union Film Festival, New Delhi

43th Panorama of European Cinema, Athens - Best Greek Film

20th Pune International Film Festival, India

Credits

Directors: Petros Charalambous and Janine Teerling (uncredited)

Screenplay: Janine Teerling

Producers: Janine Teerling, Marios Piperides

Co-Producers: Marek Rozenbaum, Michael Rozenbaum, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof

Director of Photography: Yorgos Rahmatoulin

Production Designer: Lisa Tsouloupas

Editors: Stylianos Costantinou, Kyros Papavassilou

Music: Christos Kyriakoullis

Costumes: Joanna Syrimi

Make Up: Evi Zafiropoulou

CAST

Chara: Angeliki Papoulia

Melina: Joy Rieger

Christie: Stella Fyrogeni

Andreas: Andreas Tselepos

Yiorgos: Antonis Kafetzopoulos

Yael: Shiree Nadav-Naor

synopsis

Chara’s family is everything to her, and yet she sometimes ponders a life without them. Unable to talk to anybody about her internal turmoil, Chara carries the burden of guilt and confusion by herself. When she strikes up a hesitant friendship with the shy and defiant daughter of her new boss, she is inexorably forced to confront her existential angst and face a painful past that she’s been trying to forget.

Director's Bio

Cyprus-born Petros Charalambous studied film directing at the California State University. His debut film, the coming-of-age drama “Boy on the Bridge”, had its world premiere at the 2016 Rome IFF and travelled to over 50 festivals worldwide. "Patchwork” is his second feature film.

Writer/co-Director's Bio

After obtaining a PhD in Anthropology and Human Geography, Netherlands-born Janine Teerling’s love for filmmaking led her to venture out of academia. Since 2011, she has worked as a producer at AMP Filmworks in Cyprus. “Patchwork” is her first feature film as a screenwriter and co-director.

Technical details

Original title: Patchwork

International title: Patchwork

Duration: 87 min

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Format: 2K

Sound: Dolby Digital

Year: 2021

Original Language: Greek, English

Countries of Production: Cyprus, Israel, Slovenia

Production Companies: AMP Filmworks

Co-production Companies: Transfax Film Productions (Israel), Perfo Production (Slovenia)

With support of: Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, Israel Cinema Project - The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, The Israel Film Council, Creative Europe Media, SEE Cinema Network