Hara

Elias Yannakakis : 2012
Joy

Hara leaves the maternity ward with a baby in her arms. She spends her days looking after her newborn. Daily scenes of affection, familiarisation, devotion, but also acquaintance with the infant, to the melody of a lullaby. Everything seems cosy and warm, and the days spent with her baby, whom she cherishes, bring Hara much happiness. But the recurring news report about a baby that has been kidnapped from the maternity ward brings us back to reality with a jolt. We feel torn as we watch Hara go to extremes to protect her baby. Like any mother would. When Hara ends up in police custody, locked up in a cell, face to face with her own truth, she chooses silence. Regardless of an impending life sentence, she shows no interest in defending herself. And when the hearing begins, she remains silent during proceedings. Besides the abduction of the baby, she is accused of murdering a man (allegedly her accessory) and for having planned the kidnapping with the aforementioned victim. It is only ourselves who know that nothing of all this, is true. The film premiered at Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2012.