Greece

Three guys related from marrying three sisters (Batzanakides) meet in Northern Greece at Lake Volvi. The two of them (Panos and Michalis) have as have as destination the Thasos Island whilst the third guy (Antonis) comes to see what is happening with other two falling behind. Panos was struck with the view of a beautiful accompanied girl during the route. Antonis will fall in love too (with the one of the two nurses of Panos) Two old ladies (Sultana and Arhontoula) sitting nearby will act as DJ using a CD player offering very good popular music that suits to the evolution of the movie. Antonis will go to Porto Carras Hotel at Halkidiki with the two nurses for casino playing and will use the number that fails for Panos and Michalis. The movie turns into a study on how men perceive marriage and the impact economics have on their life.Read More »

Synopsis:
A modern version of Orpheus and Eurydice. A romance in extremes set at a dystopian future by the acclaimed Greek director Dimitri Athanitis. Provocative, already a cult film.

After being released from prison, Eurydice gets a job as a waitress but also as a naked model for a mysterious photographer who blackmails her. Orpheus, a cashier at a super market meets her by chance and falls for her at once. When he loses her, he shall travel all the way to hell, to get her back.

Dimitri Athanitis’s take on the “Orpheus and Eurydice” myth is stylish and sexy. Lena Kitsipoulou is totally magnetic for her fellow characters and the viewer.Read More »

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In the plains of central Greece, Byzantine monasteries are perched atop sandstone pillars, suspended between heaven and earth. A young Greek monk and a Russian nun have devoted their lives to the strict rituals and practices of their community, but a growing affection for one another puts their monastic life under question. Torn between spiritual devotion and their human desire, they must decide which path to follow.Read More »

Une moussaka de trente mètres de haut sème la panique et la mort dans les rues d’Athènes… En hommage à la série Z des années 50, Panos Koutras signe une farce survoltée aux effets spéciaux bricolés, devenue une référence dans l’univers du nanar.Read More »

Greece 1942. In an island across the coast of Asia Minor, a woman finds an injured partisan who wants to leave for Turkey. She helps him with a boat to cross over but they will be caught by the Turks and kept in a camp.Read More »

Grotesque dark shadows of a faceless manly figure invade the quiet bedroom of an affluent newly married woman. A freelance reporter is onto something; however, can he piece together the truth before she loses both her sanity and her life?Read More »

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 »