''The Capsule'' is a 2012 Greek short drama film directed by

Athina Rachel Tsangari Athina Rachel Tsangari (, ; born 2 April 1966) is a Greek filmmaker. Some of her most notable works include her feature films, '' The Slow Business of Going'' (2000), ''Attenberg'' (2010) and ''Chevalier'' (2015) as well as the co-production of ...

and starring

Ariane Labed Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a Greek-French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in ''Attenberg'', for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film ''Mary Magdalene'' in ...

Isolda Dychauk Isolda Dychauk (born 4 February 1993) is a German actress of Russian descent. Career Isolda Dychauk was born in 1993 in Surgut (West Siberia) and moved to Berlin in 2002 with her mother. In addition to her native language Russian, she learn ...

Clémence Poésy Clémence Guichard (born 30 October 1982), known professionally as Clémence Poésy (), is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 19 ...

, and

Aurora Marion Aurora Marion (born 22 December 1985) is a Belgian stage and film actress. She began working in theatre after developing an interest in acting, before making her film debut in ''Almayer's Folly (film), Almayer's Folly'' (2011), which earned her a ...

. Aleksandra Waliszewska is co-writer of the film. The spoken language is

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. The film was shot in

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. The film was nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the

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Plot

Seven girls, a mansion perched on a Cycladic rock, a cycle of lessons on discipline, desire and demise-infinitely.

External links

* Greek short films 2012 films Greek drama films 2012 drama films Films directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari 2012 short films {{Greece-film-stub