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Tropic of the Mourning Gecko

Tropic of the Mourning Gecko

2026 · 19 min

On the verge of leaving his village in Crete for mandatory military service, eighteen-year-old Yorgos encounters a young man who awakens a forbidden desire. During the final days of summer, beneath the scorching sun, the future mapped out for him unravels as his dreams give birth to a new skin.

Directed by Stavros Markoulakis

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