Somewhere, in the middle of nowhere, on an empty and badly lit part of an endless highway, Mary will do everything she can to win back the man who just broke her heart. But the night holds a big surprise.
Year of production 2023 Length 11' CountryGreece Shooting Format4K Spherical Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Dialogue Greek Director Nikos Kyritsis Producer Maria Drandaki Production Company Homemade Films Screenwriter Nikos Kyritsis Cinematographer Yorgos Karvelas, GSC Editor Nikos Vavouris Production Designer Stavros Liokalos Costume Designer Marli Aliferi Sound Design Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos Hair & MakeUp Artist Evi Zafiropoulou Assistant Director Filippos Papazoglou Production Manager Katerina Thanopoulou Cast Elena Topalidou, Vassilis Zarifopoulos
Director's Statement The short film "Highway of a Broken Heart" is a tragicomedy that presents the portrait of an emotionally broken, middle-aged woman who finds it impossible to deal with an unexpected and unwanted breakup and in her attempt to save the relationship, she exposes her most intimate thoughts to an unknown man, only to have them reflected upon herself. These thoughts that come out of her mouth as desperate, unfiltered words, reveal a universal truth about the inherently egocentric nature of love. The narrative is structured around the five stages of grief and challenges the stereotypical notions of romance while tackling the issue of love and separation in a more sarcastic and poignant way, calling attention to the generally self-centered and naive nature of love: we fall in love to fill a void inside, to feel happy, to get confirmation. We fall in love with ourselves and the object of our feelings is nothing but a reflection of our needs and ideas; a mold that several people could fit in. The highway represents a place that both connects and brings apart, emphasizing the transition and change of conditions; from relationship to separation, from ignorance to awareness.
