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Director's Statement
WEDNESDAY 04:45 utilizes the film language of the crime drama / urban thriller genre in order to tell the story of a disillusioned middle-aged Greek businessman whose ambition and high expectations to succeed and make a difference are met with frustration and self-destruction; and at the same time, with a rather unexpected and violent catharsis.
Infused by a somewhat bitter, guilefully satirical and ironic sense of humour, WEDNESDAY 04:45 explores the darker side of the human psyche, utilizing the ongoing Greek social upheaval both as a backdrop and as a metaphor for the protagonist’s inner turmoil.
Against this small scale background of the Athenian underworld as presented by the screenplay, wider aspects and issues of contemporary Greek society are subtly addressed underpinning the constant shift of social dynamics brought about by the hyper-consumption, the influx of immigrants, the collapse of the economy and the ongoing failure of a lacklustre political administration to deal with issues.
Consequently, WEDNESDAY 04:45 is not just the story of one man’s botched dreams and lost chances. The film indirectly addresses the failed dreams, the lost causes and misplaced hopes of an entire generation of Greeks, who, deluded by the rapid economic growth at the beginning of the 80s (when Greece became a member of the European Union and disproportionate funds started to flow in), failed to foresee how things would evolve and possibly change for the worse. And it is in this respect that the protagonist’s frenzied, self-destructive journey can be understood as an ironic statement on the self-deluded course of a whole country’s middle class society towards desolation and defeat.
Yet, every time a new dawn fades in, a final chance to set things right, a last gleam of hope, will always lurk in the darkest of corners.