Small Crime

According to the SIFF Guide:

Leonidas, a young, ambitious police officer, is assigned to a remote island in the Aegean Sea. He dreams of solving important, big-city crimes, but there are few to be found in the sleepy beach community where he is reduced to such menial chores as putting up “No Nudism” signs on the beach. Each day at the town café, Leonidas and the other locals watch the beautiful Angeliki, the small island’s most famous daughter, as she hosts a popular talk show on national TV. These dull rituals are shattered when the island experiences what appears to be an actual crime: the island drunk, Zacharias, is found dead at the base of a cliff. Jumping at the chance to do some sleuthing, Leonidas soon finds clues that tie the victim to Angeliki, who returns to the island and joins the investigation. As romance blooms between Leonidas and Angeliki, they learn that everyone on the island has their own version of Zacharias’ death, most of which play out hilariously in Leonidas’ imagination. Cypriot director Christos Georgiou has created a narrative that fits firmly in the romantic-comedy genre but also has fun playing with its characters’ differing interpretations of reality.