J.A.C.E. (2011)★ 6.6/10

GR,PT,TR,NL,MK,FR · 142 min · October 24, 2011

Drama

Written by: Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Nicholas Panoutsopoulos

Jace, left mute after his adoptive family is murdered, grows up in Athens' underbelly. Years later, he finds solace with a carnival troupe, until the underworld threatens to reclaim him.

Original title

J.A.C.E.

Storyline

Twice-orphaned Jace, a seven-year-old Albanian of Greek origin, witnesses a massacre that wipes out his entire foster family in Argyrokastron, and then falls in the hands of a bunch of ruthless gangsters who "export" children abroad for various profitable reasons (ranging from beggary to organ trade). Jace ends up in Athens, Greece, begging at street corners, exploring the secret horrors of brutal institutions for young offenders or, much later, serving obscure patrons, in an underworld where violent loss seems to be his only destiny. The movie follows Jace's inverted Odyssey in a dark universe of abuse, murder and fear, as he desperately (and silently) seeks for a "family" of his own or, at least, for a sense of belonging.

Rating

6.6 / 10 · 460

Companies

Blonde Audiovisual Productions, CL Productions, Eurimages, Geyzer Film, Graal, Greek Film Centre (GFC), Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), Kaliber Film, Nova, Pausilypon Film, Pi Film, Ukbar Filmes, Audio Visual Entertainment

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