Most of the issues raised within this film apply globally, but the atmosphere and flavour are undeniably a mirror of contemporary Greece. Disaffected youth are commonplace in film but they tend to be most prevalent among the masses who enjoy the least opportunity. Definitely not the case with the characters here, the economic malaise in Greece has impacted virtually everybody and is heavily reflected in this film. There are subtlety, gratuitous realism and some uncomfortable scenes included in a thematic demonstration of self destruction. I found the acting realistic but deliberately stylised with the uncomprehending parents the last to know about their offsprings' misdemeanours, the everyday lives of each child a closed book to them.
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