CFD 26| Diversion

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Diversion
LEM 18/04 > 22:00 | NIC 24/04 > 20:00
96', 2025, Cyprus

Directed by
Marinos Kartikkis

Screenplay
Marinos Kartikkis

Cinematography
Yorgos Rahmatoulin

Editing
Emilios Avraam

Production Design
Lisa Tsouloupas

Music
Adonis Aletras

Costume Design
Constantina Andreou

Sound Design
Stavros Terlikkas

Cast
Stelios Andronikou
Panagiota Papageorgiou
Prokopis Agathokleous
Marina Argyridou
Andreas Tselepos
Androula Eracleous
Lenia Sorocou
Yiola Klitou
Antonis Katsaris
Constantinos Georgiou

Producers
Andros Achilleos
Brenda Achilleos

Production Company
A.B. SEAHORSE FILM PRODUCTIONS

In co-production with
Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture – Department of Contemporary Culture
ERT

Synopsis
Kostas is a policeman who is struggling financially, so he often steals jewellery from the dead he carries to the morgue. One day, he steals a cross from a deceased elderly woman who happens to be the grandmother of his girlfriend, Elena. Kostas hides the cross along with other stolen jewellery in a box located in a kitchen cupboard. One night, when Elena spends the night at his apartment, she discovers the box, and things start to get complicated.

Director’s Bio
Marinos Kartikkis (1963, Limassol) studied Fine Arts at UCLA (Bachelor of Arts, Honors) and at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, and filmmaking at the London International Film School. His credits include TV productions, commercials, twelve solo painting exhibitions, three short films, and five feature films.

His first feature film Honey and Wine (2006) won the Best Feature Film award at the 9th Panorama of Independent Cinema in Thessaloniki and represented Cyprus at many European film festivals. His second feature, By Miracle (2010), was also screened at several international festivals. His third film, Family Member (2015), was screened worldwide with great success, winning Best Cinematography at the London Greek Film Festival.

His latest film, Senior Citizen (2020), has been selected for 60 international festivals (Thessaloniki, Shanghai, Bogotá) and has won 35 awards, including the Audience Award at the 19th Cyprus Film Days International Festival, as well as First Prize at Cannes World Film Festival, Firenze Film Festival, and Veracruz World Film Festival, among others.

Filmography
2025 – Diversion
2020 – Senior Citizen
2015 – Family Member
2010 – By Miracle
2006 – Honey and Wine
2000 – Parallel Lives (s.f.)
1998 – Moments of Life (s.f.)
1997 – Life Game (s.f.)

Awards
Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor Awards,
7th Boden International Film Festival, Sweden, 2026