The inhabitants of Jennings Lodge, a small town in the US, listen to a local radio show from different places of the town. The program is interrupted suddenly by the breaking news of a child’s disappearance. Next we see a gang who wanders in the woods, wearing hooded masks. Are they planning a criminal act, a ceremony, or a game? How are these events connected to each other and what is the meaning that hides behind them? Although it is shot in the country of its production, Greece, the film is set in the US and the speaking language is English. This paradox, serving as an allegory, is meant to raise questions about national and cultural identity, the appropriation of the 'Other', the stranger; while the movie also reflects on the relation between cinema and reality. |