Synopsis:

An allegorical title, CAROUSEL represents the cycles of Elli’s life. She is a young woman who having been “cured” of psychological traumas after being raped as a teenager, now deals with the difficulties of daily life. A photographer by profession she devotes much time to taking care of her young children who have been abused. At the same time, in order to supplement her income, she opens a cafeteria along with her friend Olga. And while everything in her life seems well balanced, a series of successive incidents cause her to regress. At first some curious coincidences remind her of her childhood traumas. Gradually, however, the threat becomes personified with the appearance of a mysterious man. The shadows of the past meet the present with the result that Elli’s life turns into hell…