One year following the death of a common friend, a group of young people gathers in a country house in order to honor him. Each tries in their own way to deal with the fact that he has taken his own life. The group’s lamentation leads to emotional outbursts of love, hate, music, dancing, sex and alcohol. An intense journey through a world of sorrow and merciless truths. In an observational film, moments of reflection alternate with individual expressions of grief. Forum Section of the Berlin Film Festival 2013.
Athanasios Karanikolas
Born in 1967, in Greece. He studied photography in New York and, in Germany, he went on to study video and media art in Düsseldorf and film direction in Potsdam. In 2007, he debuted as a director with the feature film Elli Makra – 43377 Wuppertal. Sonar is his second feature. Along with filmmaking, he also teaches in several universities and directs theater plays.
