ALLOY OF FEAR

An anxious man named Rafael meets a group of masked individuals in a remote forest to deliver a weapon and a piece of hair as proof of a crime. In return, the leader of the group, wearing a clown mask, provides him with a firearm and narcotics for a new assignment. When Rafael rejects the task, the leader threatens his family, leaving him in a state of extreme psychological distress. While the masked men later reflect on the day's events, they remain unaware that Rafael has taken his own life.

This Greek crime drama and thriller was produced by the Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It was directed by Iakovos Galstianis, who also served as a producer and co-wrote the screenplay with Lefteris Arvanitidis. The short film has a runtime of 19 minutes and features Anastasios Xanthopoulos in the lead role of Rafael. Galstianis appears on screen as the Clown, while Antonis Georgiou and Lefteris Arvanitidis portray members of the masked group.