
Directing
Sofia Exarchou
Born
1979-01-01 (47)
Place of birth
Athens, Greece
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Sofia Exarchou was born in Athens. She studied Electrical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, Directing at the Stavrakos School and Theater at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. She continued her postgraduate studies at the ESAV School in Toulouse. In 2014, she was selected to participate in the Sundance Screenwriters & Directors’ Lab. “Park”, her first feature film, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and the San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the New Directors Award. It then participated in numerous festivals such as San Francisco, and won international awards (Rotterdam, BFI London, Best European Film Award - EFF Palic and Newcomer Director Aw…
Known for
4.4Ten years after the 2004 Olympic Games, a group of boys live among the abandoned sports facilities of the Olympic Village in Athens. The boys stroll among the ruins, setting up games and organizing dog matings to make money. Dimitris and Anna try to escape from the Village and direct themselves towards the tourist hotels of the southern suburbs. As their adventures continue and the two children enter the tourists' lives, Dimitris' desire for acceptance will be tested in a violent way.
Park
2016
6.7Under the hot Greek sun, animators at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy tourist season. Kalia is the group leader. Paper decorations, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia's struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.
Animal
2024
NRElectra and Orestes stand accused of murdering their mother. Yet, in present-day Greece, it is not the gods who deliver justice, but mere mortals—seemingly powerless to piece together the truth.
Electra7
2025
7.3An ill teenager believes that he can live normally. He meets a girl. They are both fans of the music group "Mesecina".
Moonlight
2009
5.1In 1984, photophobic Zano arrives in Athens and quickly gets devoured by the dark underbelly of the capital city.
Norway
2014
Film credits
Behind the camera
4.4Ten years after the 2004 Olympic Games, a group of boys live among the abandoned sports facilities of the Olympic Village in Athens. The boys stroll among the ruins, setting up games and organizing dog matings to make money. Dimitris and Anna try to escape from the Village and direct themselves towards the tourist hotels of the southern suburbs. As their adventures continue and the two children enter the tourists' lives, Dimitris' desire for acceptance will be tested in a violent way.
Park
2016
4.4Ten years after the 2004 Olympic Games, a group of boys live among the abandoned sports facilities of the Olympic Village in Athens. The boys stroll among the ruins, setting up games and organizing dog matings to make money. Dimitris and Anna try to escape from the Village and direct themselves towards the tourist hotels of the southern suburbs. As their adventures continue and the two children enter the tourists' lives, Dimitris' desire for acceptance will be tested in a violent way.
Park
2016
6.7Under the hot Greek sun, animators at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy tourist season. Kalia is the group leader. Paper decorations, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia's struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.
Animal
2024
6.7Under the hot Greek sun, animators at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy tourist season. Kalia is the group leader. Paper decorations, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia's struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.
Animal
2024
NRElectra and Orestes stand accused of murdering their mother. Yet, in present-day Greece, it is not the gods who deliver justice, but mere mortals—seemingly powerless to piece together the truth.
Electra7
2025
7.3An ill teenager believes that he can live normally. He meets a girl. They are both fans of the music group "Mesecina".
Moonlight
2009
