The Cistern (2001)

In 1974 a group of 11yearold boys spend the last carefree summer of their childhood unaware that the world of grownups with its loves passions prejudices and curses is about to seal their fate Aaron Stelios Sakis Galanos and Verios the acrobats are best friends School has closed for the summer holidays and the children spend their time playing games running errands and riding their bikes Life is a game into which they channel all their physical energy and imagination They practice their diving abilities in a big cistern It is a game through which their special talents and competitive spirit unfold One is good at balancing acts another at diving and another at somersaults It is in this neighborhood that Aaron will spend the most important summer of his life a rite of passage from childhood to adolescence a time for learning about love jealousy and friendship