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Athens Midnight Radio – by Renos Haralambidis

On the night he turns 50, a seasoned late-night radio producer realizes, with unease, that he no longer belongs among the youth. While he unravels his life on air and messages from a distant past are transmitted through a forgotten answering machine, an old love affair left in limbo comes back to haunt him. The army services at the National Guard Evzones, the silent nocturnal audience, a midnight marathon, the dimly-lit Athenian antiquities and the nocturnal landscape, all mingle nostalgically and dreamily with the radio waves…

Renos Haralambidis

Renos, an actor and director, is considered to be one of the pioneer directors of the modern Greek indie cinema with his first films No Budget Story and Cheap Smokes. He is best known to the Greek audience through his successful TV and theater works. In 2021, Cheap Smokes was adapted to musical and presented at the Greek National Opera, greeted with critical acclaim and sold-out shows. His movie Four Black Suits was staged as a musical performance at the Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall in 2022. Athens Midnight Radio is his fifth feature film.