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A Good Year
A Good Year | Polis Loizou
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Rural Cyprus, 1925. Despo is recently married, heavily pregnant and deeply afraid. The twelve days of Christmas are beginning – the time when, according to local folklore, creatures known as kalikantzari come up from Hell to wreak havoc. Meanwhile, her husband Loukas has troubles of his own. Struggling with dreams and desires he doesn’t understand, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to an Englishman, a newcomer to the island. In a village wreathed in superstition, Despo and Loukas must protect themselves and their unborn child from ominous forces at play.
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Good! I love a bit of folklore and this did a great job of blurring the lines between that and reality. Also my partner is Greek which made this even more enjoyable for me! Wasn't expecting it to have the storyline it did but I really enjoyed where it went - a gentle exploration of a man struggling with his sexuality in 1920s Cyprus & the impact that has on the people around him, including his pregnant wife

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A Good Year | Polis Loizou

'Get this into your head: light will come and go. When the darkness comes, you make a fire, put on clothes...you protect yourself. You know you'll be cold, you know you won't see well. But then it goes away. The only thing you have to do is remember that it comes back. You get ready for it and face it again. But you know it always goes away again, too. Because the light always comes back, as well.'

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