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absent... somewhere else

Vangelis, a small businessman, takes a trip to India. But instead of relaxing he is disturbed by various phone calls he gets from Greece. With a backpack, far away from his usual environment, he comes face to face with himself.
He realizes that his life has no substance. In recent years he has been running and not getting anywhere. Work, taxes, contracts, TV, sleep. He is trying to find a solution to change his life. Finally he returns to Greece.
Four years later he returns to India together with his childhood friend Costas who has run into after thirty years.
He wishes to surprise a poor friend of his in India, by giving him a rickshaw, a taxi-bicycle. Vangelis’ thoughts have not left him, he wants to change his live. During the journey it is revealed that the two friends have nothing left in common. On the journey to hand over the rickshaw though, fate prepares a different path...

  • Rikoudis Vangelis
    Director
  • Rikoudis Vangelis
    Writer
  • Rikoudis Vangelis
    Producer
  • Vangelis Rikoudis
    Key Cast
    "Vangelis"
  • Kostas Sarris
    Key Cast
    "Costas"
  • Ayyub Ali Mudin
    Key Cast
    "Ayyub "
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    λείπω... είμαι αλλού
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 58 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 15, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English, Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Rikoudis Vangelis

Evangelos Rikoudis was born in Thessaloniki and he is a playwright, director and actor.
He studied and performed under Karolos Koun at the Theater of Art in Athens. In his plays he explores unlikely protagonists searching meaning in an often absurd world. His plays have been performed at the Greek State Theater and theaters throughout Greece. In 2010, he founded the Theater Anatoli in Thessaloniki where he directs and performs works by Greek and foreign authors.

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Director Statement

In 2006 the 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival created a new category “Digital Wave” and for the first time accepted digital video movies rather than only film-based submissions. Evangelos Rikoudis’ film “Next Stop Goa” was accepted in this new category.
In 2007 the film “Handle with Care” was accepted and received the honor of the “Digital Alexander”.
Both films were exclusively shown at the IFF Thessaloniki. The current film is a new director’s cut based on the two films incorporating new scenes to tell the complete story.