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On Xerxes' Throne

On Xerxes' Throne

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 24, 2022

Runtime

0h 15m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Στον Θρόνο του Ξέρξη

Director

Evi Kalogiropoulou

Description

A dystopian workplace at the Perama shipyard. A ban on physical contact has turned human interaction into otherworldly simulations. The suppression of touch has alienated the workers communication transforming the boatyard into a charged landscape of alienation and repressed sensuality beyond stereotypical heteronormative desires. According to local legend, the Persian King Xerxes watched the overwhelming defeat of his fleet from his throne on the rocky peaks of Mount Egaleo, in today’s Perama.