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Melbourne Based Film Heading To Cannes

The latest film by Antonis Tsonis is about to appear at the Cannes film festival. The movie is called The Firebird and it has so far received rave reviews from critics and has also been included at other movie award events such as The Manhattan Film Festival, The Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival and more.

 

The movie is based on a character named Omid. His home country is in a state of political unrest, and his father has become a target of political violence due to his poetry which is often of a revolutionary nature. He arrives in Australia and is forced to endure a long period of mandatory detention, while his immigration status is negotiated. During this time, Omid draws upon the wisdom of some of the worlds great poets and on the teachings he received from his father, to help him deal with the emotional turmoil of these events.

 

Antonis Tsonis was born in Greece but immigrated to Australia with his parents as a child and now lives in Melbourne. One of his ideas in making the film, was based on his film making heros, such as Rossellini, De Sica and Visconti would have made if they were living in Australia at the present time. It continues his preferred theme in film, those being based on characters living on the fringes of societies and the unique struggles they face.