Do You Know Where You’re Going To?: Avranas Analyzes Syndrome of a New Century
For his fifth narrative feature, Quiet Life, Greek Weird Wave alum Alexandros Avranas once again steps out of his native country to explore a culturally specific trauma phenomenon. The thrust of the narrative presents a scenario so maddening it seems to take place in a dystopic parallel universe as it examines the plight of Russian parents seeking political asylum in Sweden with their two young daughters in tow. The arduous experience triggers a medical condition recognized in Sweden (at least as a novel diagnostic entry as of 2014) called Child Resignation Syndrome, where emotional trauma specific to asylum seekers from former Soviet and Yugoslav countries causes an indefinite comatose state.… Read the rest
