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Riza

Riza

Original Title: Ρίζα

202610m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2026

Runtime

10m

Storyline

In an apartment, a man tends to a tree with quiet devotion. He waters it, he cleans it. The tree forgets, he remembers. An allegory about love turning into duty, care becoming a prison, and the quiet, delicate line between offering and losing oneself. The film tells the story of a man caring for his mother with dementia, a silent struggle between fading memory and enduring love.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
10m
Sep 26, 2026
Languages
Greek
Director
Yiannis Maipas

Top Cast

1 Cast Members

Thanos Koniaris

Thanos Koniaris

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