Defne travels to the ancient Mediterranean city of Side and encounters a revolutionary, a prostitute, a priestess, and other mysterious people. Guided by them, she searches for the mother who has abandoned her. The debut film by promising female director Emine Yildirim is set in Side, which, as an ancient Greek colony, was a prosperous port town near present-day Antalya. Apollon by Day Athena by Night has two Greek gods in its title: Apollon, the sun god of reason, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom, handicrafts and warfare. The film is a fantasy-esque drama of women and men, the dead and the living. Winner Asian Future Best Film Award, Tokyo International Film Festival 2024. Link IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31970755/ Link Review: https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/tokyo-international-film-festival-2024-apollon-by-day-athena-by-night-underground-emmanuelle#:~:text=Yildirim's%20approach%20to%20magical%20realism,own%20path%20in%20the%20world. About movie: https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/project/profile/242969
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