Smaragda - I Got Thick Skin and I Cant' Jump

What happens when life doesn’t turn out the way you imagined?

A middle-aged woman, Smaragda, moves into her late mother's house in Ayia Napa, a tourist town in Cyprus, taking on the care of Bella, her mother's guide dog. Concerned about the environment, but with problems in her relationships, single and professionally stagnant, she ponders on the heritage she will leave. As a former children's TV show host yearning to return to the industry and facing rejection, she explores social media, encountering both fame and backlash. Financially strained, she takes a job as a kids' entertainer at a tourist resort, a far cry from her previous aspirations. And yet…

A bittersweet portrait of resilience and reinvention, Smaragda is both darkly funny and deeply human.

Director: Emilios Avraam
Classification: 18+
Country: Cyprus, 2024
Running Time: 99mins
Category: Drama
Language: Greek and English with English Subtitles
Starring: Niovi Charalambous, Eleni Sidera, Fivos Papacostas, Paris Erotokritou, Patrick Myles, Dante the dog

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