J.A.C.E.

J.A.C.E.
Director
Menelaos Karamaghiolis
Country
Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Netherlands
Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Menelaos Karamaghiolis with the collaboration of Nicolas Panoutsopoulos
Cast
Stefania Goulioti / Alban Ukaj / Kora Karvouni / Ieronimos Kaletsanos / Minas Hatzisavvas / Yannis Tsortekis / Akyllas Karazisis / Diogo Infante / Franco Trevisi / Christos Loulis
Production
Pausilypon Films / Ukbar Filmes / Kaliber Film / Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation / Greek Film Centre, / Nova / Fundo / Pi Film / Geyzer Film / Kaliber Film / Blonde S.A. / CL Productions /Graal S.A. /
With the support of Eurimages (Council of Europe)

Storyline

Having experienced the height of human cruelty from the very first day of his life, Jace is forced – all alone and orphaned for a second time at the age of seven – to begin an unfair struggle for survival. In a world dominated by the exploitation of the weak, he will go from begging at traffic lights, to the inferno of reform school, and on to the tainted world of corruption, prostitution and drugs. But even as every new hope of escape is thwarted, Jace continues to fight, keeping the scars – both literal and figurative – of his personal losses well-hidden.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Thessaloniki Film Festival 2011
Best Actress award, Stefania Goulioti