Illios

Directed by Mila Lignel

Under the Thessaloniki sun, Elsa, a professional singer, is raising her eight-year-old daughter on her own following the sudden death of her husband. Through songs, conversations and scenes of the local landscape, the film tells the story of how music and the support of a female vocal group helped her cope with her grief and begin to heal. It tells the story of how, in the wake of tragedy, she managed to find light again.