
What We Ask of a Statue is That It Doesn’t Move
Documentary
Overview
Athens. Nothing seems to move. The locals seem as still as statues. While at the same time, somewhere, a caryatid is escaping from a museum and a small group of people demands the destruction of all antiques. Would film be the only way to avoid stone-cold indifference?
Top Cast


Grigoria Metheniti
Grigoria Metheniti
Grigoria Metheniti
Hélène Chalastanis
Hélène Chalastanis
Hélène Chalastanis
Natasa Efstathiadi
Natasa Efstathiadi
Natasa Efstathiadi
Sotiria Hrysovergi
Sotiria Hrysovergi
Sotiria Hrysovergi
Nikos Ioakeim
Nikos Ioakeim
Nikos Ioakeim
Katerina Konstantourou
Katerina Konstantourou
Katerina Konstantourou
Stavros Miras
Stavros Miras
Stavros Miras
Takis Papanastasiou
Takis Papanastasiou
Takis Papanastasiou
Dimitris Petimezas
Dimitris Petimezas
Dimitris Petimezas
Stamatis Tsibidis
Stamatis Tsibidis
Stamatis Tsibidis
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