Photography by Chloe Kristaras Devienne
Alexandre Varda, a powerful real estate developer of Greek origin, sees his life suddenly change. On the same day he was fired by his shareholders, he learned of the death of his daughter whom he had not seen for 12 years. Arriving in Greece the next day to repatriate the body, he also discovered that he was the grandfather of a 9-year-old boy suffering from autistic syndrome...
The Child Who Measured the World is a story that speaks of resilience and relationships with childhood, of the passing of time, of Greece torn between modernity and antiquity, of architecture...
Director: Takis Candilis
DOP: Yorgos Arvanitis
Production: Romeo Drive Productions
Producers: Roméo Cirone and Jean-Michel Lorenzi
Co-producers: Fenia Cossovitsa, Arnauld De Battice and Marianne Chenet
With: Bernard Campan, Maria Apostolakea, Raphaël Brottier and Fotini Peluso
Colour Grading: Gregory Arvanitis
Supervisor Lab & Di: Arnout Deurinck
Rushes, Assistant Editor and Deliverables: Geert De Doncker
Titles: Annelies Vaes
Producer Lab & DI: Annick Pippelart
IT Development Manager: Christophe Lorenz
Studio Manager: Wim De Rick