A WHOLE PERSON ALMOST
by Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis
2026
“A Whole Person Almost” is Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis’ the debut feature film, co-written by him and Elizampetta Ilia Georgiadou.
A Horsefly Films production in co-production with Red Carpet (BG), Wunderlust (DE), Felony Film (CY), Tangaj Production (RO)
And: ZDF/Das Kleine Fernsehspiel & ARTE (DE), ERT (GR), Onassis Culture (GR), Faliro House Productions (GR), Panta Rhei (GR)
“A Whole Person Almost” will have its world premiere in the Proxima Competition of the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
story
Ilias, a young man in debt, arrives on a remote island to claim the inheritance of his estranged father, a doctor. There he has to confront a small community centered around his late father, and meets and develops a connection with Kalliopi, a local woman with dreams of fleeing the island. Whilst inexplicable illnesses begin to spread at an alarming rate, love grows.
director

Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis is a Greek-German filmmaker. He studied informatics engineering in Athens and contemporary arts at Le Fresnoy – Studio National in France. Working across film, installation and branded content, his films have screened at festivals and venues including Venice, Locarno, Sarajevo, Clermont-Ferrand, Forum des Images and Centre Pompidou.
Filmography
A Whole Person Almost – 2026 / 111’
All the Fires the Fire – 2019 / 25’
Astrometal – 2017 / 15’
Unbuilt Light – 2017 / 29’
II – 2014 / 16’
team
main cast Anastasis Georgoulas, Flomaria Papadaki, Elena Topalidou
directed by Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis
written by Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis, Elizampetta Ilia Georgiadou
produced by Yorgos Tsourgiannis
co-produced by Veselka Kiryakova, Nina Frese, Stelios Kammitsis, Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
executive producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
associate producers Burkhard Althoff (ZDF/Das Kleine Fernsehspiel), Holger Stern (ZDF/ARTE), Elina Psykou
director of photography Christos Voudouris GSC
editor Livia Neroutsopoulou GFE
art director Pinelopi Valti
costume designer Alkistis Mamali
sound Boris Trayanov, Valia Tserou, Kostas Varympopiotis
makeup artist Magdalena Boyadzhieva
color grading Claudiu Doagă
casting Christina Akzoti, Alex Kelly, Athens Casting
supported by Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center, Bulgarian National Film Center, Department Of Contemporary Culture – Cyprus Deputy Ministry Of Culture, Creative Europe – Media, SEE Cinema Network, Co-funded by the European Union
technical specs
original title Ένας Ολόκληρος Άνθρωπος Σχεδόν
international title A Whole Person Almost
genre Drama
running time 1h 51m
original language Greek
year 2026
world premiere Proxima Competition of the 60th Karlovy Vary IFF 2026
countries of production Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Cyprus, Romania
color Yes
framerate 24 fps
aspect Ratio 1.66:1
sound 5.1, Stereo
international press Alibi Communications | Brigitta Portier
greek press Natasha Pandi