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Documentary on the Thriller, Noir, Fantasy, Science Fiction genres in the Greek cinema for the last 50 years. It is a collage of authentic scenes and trailers of 50 films as presented by four girls, bearing the name of the genre they represent. 50 years (1959-2009), 50 films, 45 directors, screenwriters, authors, critics, producers. The director has used rare audio and video material with a critical view for the movies he has loved, while he believes that these genres have been neglected in favor of comedy.Read More »

Nelly has escaped from her wealthy and controlling family. As she dances in a strip club, she meets Markos, a small yet charismatic gangster, who helps her run away from her stepfather’s henchmen. Markos soon becomes her protector and lover. He brings her into Broadway, Athens, an abandoned entertainment complex squatted by a small community of dancers, tramps, thieves and a captive monkey. For a while, everything goes well, even when Broadway hosts a mysterious man, injured and covered with bandages, wanted dead by Athens’ most dangerous mafia. However, when Markos gets arrested and imprisoned, the newcomer will take an unexpectedly important place in the gang.Read More »

PLOT: In this disturbing family drama, a prosperous middle-aged farmer takes up gambling and whoring at the expense of his devoted second wife. Meanwhile, his son the pervert becomes fascinated with the family’s maid, a deaf-mute.Read More »

Synopsis:
The diary of the life and death of a group of “amoral” young people, who have reached the point of no return and seek something to believe in and to die for. Their behavior brings them to the attention of the State. A discreet surveillance begins. A vigilante group monitors their House. It’s headed by a nameless blond man, who waits…
The film is a study of the new face of world fascism. It is a story of joy and tender love; a music of death, an evocation of colors, sweet violence and laughter.The story of four people who might be your neighbors, who choose to die senselessly behind their stolen shotguns, flinging their harsh, mocking laughter in your face.Read More »

Press Release
August in Athens. A time to escape. The summer is coming to an end. In the city center, the residents of a threestorey apartment building are preparing to get away for a few days. Through the eyes of a 17-year-old burglar who breaks into empty apartments, we catch a glimpse of the “dark side”, people’s hidden desires; we violate the secrets of the main characters and wait to see whether dreams become reality. Three apartments, three parallel stories, three takes on the daily life of a handful of people and the miracles they pray for. – Thessaloniki International Film FestivalRead More »

imdb:
Young Dimitris, on the verge of manhood yet very much a child, has romanticized his imprisoned father to mythic proportions. When he gets released after ten years, Dimitris cannot wait to finally know him / to make up for lost time. But when his father reveals his true nature, Dimitris must face a great dilemma: will his need of belonging prevail over his sense of justice ?Read More »

Quote:
A British couple on a break on a small Greek Island are spreading terror beyond anything the islanders could have ever imagined. Only stopping every once in a while to shag anything that moves, be it man, woman or animal. But will they go unpunished, or will the inspector from London be able to put an end to their killing spree?Read More »

Frieda Liappa’s rarely seen last film: a highly symbolic feature, which was banned in Greece.
(she was accused of using a child as a voyeur).

Synopsis:
It is the end of a hot summer. A group of holiday-makers continue their holidays on a beach. Elektra, who was born there, lives alone, ignoring almost everything about herself in anticipation of something. One day, Pavlos arrives. Everything seems both familiar and strange to him at the same time. A strange virus, resulting from the high temperature, has affected his memory.Read More »

While travelling alone, Elena decides to change course on a whim and finds herself on a ferry to an island. Antonis is on that same ferry, on his way to the island cemetery where he hopes to bury an ossuary box. When his car breaks down, Elena offers him a ride to a hotel and then again, the next day to the cemetery, where they are told the box can’t be left there for bureaucratic reasons. Having enjoyed each other’s company and random banter, they decide to keep wandering around the island in search of a good place to bury the box.

The film picked 5 awards including the one for best film at the 2022 Iris film awards of the Hellenic Film Academy and 6 awards at the Thessaloniki International Film festival including the Golden Alexander at the Film Forward section.Read More »