Athens Cinemas This Week
Flow: The Cat Who Wasn’t Afraid of Water (2024)
This beautifully animated adventure follows Flow, a fearless black cat navigating a post-apocalyptic, waterlogged world alongside an unlikely group of survivors—an over-excited dog, a capybara, a lemur, and a bird with an injured wing. Together, they must rely on one another to survive the challenges of their ever-changing environment.
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, Flow has made history as the first Latvian film to receive multiple Oscar nominations, being shortlisted for both Best International Feature Film and Best Animated Feature. Already the recipient of numerous international awards (Golden Globe awards), Flow, despite its simple premise, resonates on a deeper level. It explores the universal struggle of overcoming fear and adversity, presenting a poignant tale of resilience, growth, and the lessons learned when facing the unknown.
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
IMDB rating: 7.9/10
Production countries: Latvia, France, Belgium
Where to watch: Cinobo Opera, Cinobo Patission, Mikrokosmos, Galaxias cinema,Aigli 3D digital, Danaos, Diana, Village cinemas, Cinemax (Kifissia, Aello, Nana), Tria asteria 3D digital, Sporting digital cinema, Foivos digital cinema, WesCity cinemas, Options cinemas, Municipal cinema Cineac, Cine Paradisos
April (2024)
Georgian director Déa Kulumbegashvili’s April centers on Nina (Ia Sukhitashvili), an obstetrician in Georgia who defies local abortion laws by secretly providing services to her patients. When accused of negligence following a newborn’s death, Nina finds her personal and professional life under intense scrutiny, forcing her to defend her values at all costs.
Since its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, April has garnered critical acclaim, including the Special Jury Prize, solidifying its place among the most talked-about films of the year.
Director: Déa Kulumbegashvili
Cast: Ia Sukhitashvili, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Merab Ninidze
Language: Georgian (Greek subs)
IMDB rating: 6.3/10
Production countries: Georgia, Italy, France
Where to watch: Elli cinema, The Greek Film Archive, Cinemax (Nirvana)
Grand Tour (2024)
Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes earned the Best Director award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for Grand Tour, a sweeping historical drama. The film follows Edward, a British civil servant, and Molly, his fiancée, in 1917 Rangoon, then under British colonial rule. On their wedding day, Edward abandons Molly and boards a ship bound for Singapore, beginning a journey through Bangkok, Saigon, Manila, and across Asia. As Molly sets off in pursuit of Edward, she embarks on her own journey of self-discovery, facing unexpected challenges along the way.
Director: Miguel Gomes
Cast: Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate, Cláudio da Silva, Lang Khê Tran, Jorge Andrade, João Pedro Vaz, João Pedro Bénard, Teresa Madruga, Joana Bárcia
Language: Portuguese, Burmese, Vietnamese, English (Greek susbs)
IMDB rating: 6.67/10
Production countries: Portugal, Italy, France, Germany
Where to watch: Astor cinema, The Greek Film Archive, Galaxias cinema, Newman cinema
Companion (2025)
After starring in the recent religious thriller Heretic, Sophie Thatcher returns in Companion as Iris, a young woman devoted to keeping her troubled relationship with her boyfriend Josh afloat. When Josh suggests a romantic weekend with four friends in a remote mansion, a shocking revelation turns their world upside down—one of them is a companion robot.
This AI-themed thriller dives into the unsettling relationship between humans and artificial intelligence, probing questions about love, autonomy, and the authenticity of feelings born from code and machinery.
Director:Drew Hancock
Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend
Language: English
IMDB rating: 7.4/10
Production country: United States
Where to watch: Athinaion, Village cinemas, Tria Asteria 3D digital, Cinemax (Aello, Nana), Elize cinema, Sporting digital cinema, Anoixi art cinema,Foivos digital cinema, WesCity cinemas, Options cinemas, Artemis Municipal cinema
Flight Risk (2025)
In this action-packed thriller, pilot Daryl Booth (Mark Wahlberg) is tasked with transporting Deputy U.S. Marshal (Michelle Dockery) and a fugitive (Topher Grace) through the remote Alaskan wilderness. As identities blur and secrets unravel, the true motives of everyone on board become increasingly unclear, leading to a tense and unpredictable journey.
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace
Language: English
IMDB rating: 5.6/10
Production country: United States
Where to watch: Village cinemas, Options cinemas, Cinemax (Aello, Nana), Lampros Konstantaras movie theater, WestCity cinemas
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare (2025)
In this chilling reimagining of the classic fairy tale, director Scott Chambers transforms Peter Pan (Martin Portlock) from the beloved boyish hero into a sinister villain who delights in inflicting pain. Neverland becomes a nightmarish circus of mutilation and terror. When Pan abducts a young boy named Michael Darling, Wendy (Megan Placito) must risk everything to save him.
Director: Scott Chambers
Cast: Martin Portlock, Megan Placito, Kit Green, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Charity Kase, Teresa Banham, Nicholas Woodeson, Kierston Wareing, Olumide Olorunfemi
Language: English
IMDB rating: 6.3/10
Production country: United Kingdom
Where to watch: Village cinemas, Cinemax (Aello, Nana), Sporting digital cinema, Options cinemas
Two Documentaries
Songs of Earth (2023)
What does it mean to be truly connected to nature? Norwegian director Margreth Olin explores this question in Songs of Earth, set in the Oldedalen river valley. Following her 85-year-old father’s footsteps through his mountainous homeland, the film captures the profound connection between people and the landscapes that shape them.
Director: Margreth Olin
Cast: Margreth Olin, Jørgen Mykløen, Magnhild Mykløen
Language: Norwegian
IMDB rating: 7.1/10
Production country: Norway
Where to watch: Danaos cinema
Lenaki: The Case of Fire (2024)
The forgotten case of an arson attack on an ancestral tower in the Peloponnese comes to light with the discovery of a manuscript. Against the backdrop of the 1821 uprising against the Ottomans, the interreligious romance of Eleni and Elmaz-aga and a parental curse haunt both the family’s history and the village itself. The folk song of Eleni revives a past that feels almost like a fairytale.
Dimitris Indares’ documentary had its world premiere at the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and was also screened at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.
Director: Dimitris Indares
Cast:Kimona Venieri-Vassilaki, People Of Livartzi Village, Achaïa And Mostenitsa /Orini Ilias
Language: Greek
IMDB rating: N/A
Production country: Greece
Where to watch: The Greek Film Archive
