RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “The Gardener’s Death” (Short)

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A man lies sleeping in a beyond dilapidated room. The door knocks with a letter on the doorstep stating, “I am here waiting”.

Three people appear in the man’s room one of which is holding a newspaper with sensational headlines (except one which laments the 100% increase in the price of olive oil) linked to a Gardener leaving a trail of bodies but in all cases with a golden watering pot at the scene of the murders.

The man climbs on his balcony with a noose around his neck ready to jump but knocks over the golden watering pot which falls to the street below and you recall the Gardener said he would be waiting.

Seven minutes of curiosity and high suspense. Is the pot of boiling orzo a red herring or is it infused with deep meaning? Director Christina Spiliopoulou we aren’t falling for this orzo nonsense!

RKS 2024 Film Rating 93/100.

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Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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