---
title: 'Behind the Haystacks (2022)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Asimina Proedrou'
released: '2022-11-11'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'North Macedonia'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Greece'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/behind-the-haystacks-2022'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19631646/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Behind the Haystacks (2022)

2022 · 118 min · Drama · North Macedonia, Germany, Greece

Original title: Πίσω από τις θημωνιές

## Synopsis

Behind the Haystacks is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Asimina Proedrou in her directorial debut. The film tells the story of a middle-aged fisherman who, faced with mounting debt, begins to smuggle refugees across a lake on Greece's northern border. It had its premiere at the 63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival in 'Meet the Neighbours Competition' section on 11 November 2022.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Asimina Proedrou](https://cinepixo.com/people/asimina-proedrou)
- **Screenplay:** [Asimina Proedrou](https://cinepixo.com/people/asimina-proedrou)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marios Strofalis](https://cinepixo.com/people/marios-strofalis)
- **Producer:** [Markus Halberschmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/markus-halberschmidt), [Vladimir Anastasov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-anastasov), [Ioanna Bolomyti](https://cinepixo.com/people/ioanna-bolomyti), [Angela Nestorovska](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-nestorovska)
- **Director of Photography:** [Simos Sarketzis](https://cinepixo.com/people/simos-sarketzis)
- **Editor:** [Ilektra Venaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilektra-venaki)

## Cast

- [Evgenia Lavda](https://cinepixo.com/people/evgenia-lavda) as Αναστασία
- [Eleni Ouzounidou](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleni-ouzounidou) as Μαρία
- [Dina Mihailidou](https://cinepixo.com/people/dina-mihailidou) as Γεωργία
- [Christos Kontogeorgis](https://cinepixo.com/people/christos-kontogeorgis) as Χρήστος
- [Paschalis Tsarouchas](https://cinepixo.com/people/paschalis-tsarouchas) as Δημήτρης
- [Stathis Stamoulakatos](https://cinepixo.com/people/stathis-stamoulakatos) as Στέργιος

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Official site: https://www.argonautsproductions.gr/production/behind-the-haystacks/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/behind-the-haystacks-2022
Film facts: Wikidata (Q122486932); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.