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Super Paradise (2025)
Directed by Steve Krikris
Documentary · 1h 27m
In the 1970s, a small Greek island emerges as a symbol of hope, freedom, and self-expression. Mykonos was "paradise on earth," and for some, it still is. The island was a haven for extramarital and queer love during the dictatorship of the military junta that ruled Greece between 1964 and 1974 following a coup d’état, a regime of dominant patriarchy when even pronouncing the word «gay» on the streets of Athens could be considered a criminal act. In an overall conservative Greece, the Italian entrepreneur Pierro Aversa, a mythical figure of the European queer highlife, opened a gay bar where atmosphere and partying took precedence over profit. A free-spirited, encapsulated environment where forbidden desires could be manifested was cultivated; however, its image is not only reflected through idealistic lenses in the film – many people died in the drug-fuelled madness, and many kids were lost as well, as the locals admit.
Crew
- Director
- Steve Krikris
- Writer
- Steve Krikris, Dafni Kalafati, Paul Typaldos
Details
- Release date
- 2025-10-16
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EL
- Spoken languages
- English, Greek
- Countries
- Greece, Germany
- Production
- Filmiki Etairia, Ekome, Greek Film Centre