Un cineasta griego, exiliado en los Estados Unidos, regresa a su ciudad natal para emprender un apasionante viaje. De Albania a Macedonia, de Bucarest a Constanza (Rumanía), a través del Danubio hasta Belgrado y por fin a Sarajevo. En su camino se cruza con su propia historia, con el pasado de los Balcanes, con las mujeres que podría amar. Espera recobrar con estas imágenes olvidadas la inocencia de la primera mirada.
Στράτος
Dos niños griegos que buscan a su padre emprenden un viaje hacia Alemania, durante el cual encontrarán el bien y el mal, la verdad y la mentira, el amor y la muerte, el silencio y el verbo.
Cafe owner
Unbeknownst to the 19th-century Greek "primitive" painter Theofilos, other painters around the world at the time were also exploring non-academic subjects, focusing on the everyday lives of ordinary persons. In the U.S., the group of painters who chose such subjects were dubbed "the Ashcan school." Though Theofilos remained unknown in his lifetime, this biographical drama explores the painter's life from his birth on the Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos) in 1868 to the time when he developed his characteristic style, following his discharge from the Greek army.
Ilias Apostolou, un joven peletero que tuvo dificultades durante la dictadura, deja Castoria en 1971 para emigrar a Francia, donde espera unirse a un pariente lejano suyo, Gerassimos Tzivas, que ha estado viviendo allí desde 1950. Con él sólo se lleva de su tierra natal una fotografía de una persona que se encuentra en el pavimento. Le pide a Gerassimos que lo ayude a encontrar trabajo en París. Un malentendido en torno a la fotografía, sin embargo, desencadena una serie de eventos dramáticos.
The students of the 3rd grade of a Lyceum, for a week now, have a vacancy in Greek because their philologist is ill. During these hours they spend the pool with Sotiris, who is very hot with Teresa. One day at the pool, Teresa meets Nikos and their acquaintance evolves into a strong feeling ...
A forgotten satirical (and occasionally dark) comedy about sex life in the Greek countryside.
Summer 1949: end of the civil war in Greece. The last band of guerrillas of the Democratic Army is forced to abandon Mount Taygetus and to head for the sea. Everything behind them has collapsed and they can count on help from no one. In this long, desperate and aimless march, the group will end up by being annihilated by the National Army and the armed villagers.
Stratos
Remake of Jean-Pierre Melville's "Le Doulos."
Greek drama
Ilias
A masseur whose son is a student in Germany learns that he has become a member of the Neo-Nazi party.
La historia de un famoso bandido macedonio del siglo XIX (Omero Antonutti), que cree ser la reencarnación de Alejandro Magno, le sirve al cineasta griego para reflexionar sobre la debilidad de los poderosos.
In a poor neighborhood of Athens, Andreas and Eftyhis are struggling to eke out a living. Making the most of the adventurism inspired in them by the post-war era and trying to make a life for themselves against the backdrop of the post-dictatorship conservative regime, the two heroes gradually lose their political conciousness and social identity and are led to ruin.
Giorgos Fantakis (Constructor)
During a hunting party on New Year's Eve 1976, five representatives of the bourgeoisie encounter with their companion the body of a partisan from the Civil War of the late forties. What they are most confused about is the fact that the corpse that lies at their feet is still bleeding…
Elektra's Father
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), Grecia sufre la ocupación de las tropas nazis. En esas circunstancias, una compañía teatral realiza una gira por el país, aunque sus representaciones se ven continuamente interrumpidas por los conflictos políticos. Por otra parte, una de las actrices intenta vengarse de su madre a la que responsabiliza de la muerte de su padre. Su hermano, un partisano, la ayudará a satisfacer sus propósitos.
Epameinondas Temperlekis
Mr. Galanopoulos
Chronis employed by a company, the chairman of which is a consequential, terrible moralist man, who is of the opinion that its employees must follow its own life and perception patterns. One day his sister Chronis, Eve, organizing home parties and invite Emilios, the president's son. Among them a fiery romance develops. The other day the president makes strict remarks to Chronis, who expects nothing anymore his dismissal ...
A talented young musician, Petros Apostolou, arrives in Athens and soon manages to record his first album. The success comes along with the love of young Anna, the niece of the director of the recording company, Mr. Theoharis. Despite her uncle's objections, Anna marries him, stays pregnant and dies at birth, but brings a little boy to the world. The blow is too heavy for Peter, who abandons everything.
Argiris
Giakoumis is a poor man with no family, working at the docks. One day he finds out that he has a very rich relative abroad.
police commander
An honest man is trying to find a job, but finds it difficult just because of the honesty. The need becomes more urgent when falls in love for a young girl who lives near him.
notary
Fourtounakis’ daughter, Katerinio, is forced to get engaged with a brutal Cretan, Skandalakis. But the return of Manousos Vrontakis from Athens and his flirtation with the girl leads to a great romance, without them knowing that they belong to families who are longstanding enemies.
Neighbour
Three young people have decided to rob the safe of the estate agent Thomas Christidis, whose office is in the center of Athens. The first of them is Ntinos, who is Christidis’ clerk, the second one is Stavros, Ntinos’ younger brother who works as a book representative, while their friend Michalis is a pirate taxi-driver. The robbery is successful, and they feel excited.
Undercover cop takes to find and restore a rich girl who ran away from home
customer
Thanasis and he will become barber, continuing the tradition of Chatzipapageorgakopoulokonstantinogiannopoulon in traditional shop in the neighborhood, without knowing that the court of the occupation, the German commander, Von Tzifren, has hidden a treasure. Thanasis is in love with Lisa's daughter Charoupoglou, rich neighborhood that made money held. Germany Von Tzifren is released ...
Secretary
Thanasis tries to reunite with his wife.He is having for obstacle her mother, which did not want him because he helps anyone in need with any way he can.
During the occupation, the German forces capture and imprison at Haidari leader of the Resistance Colonel Gregory. The resisters organize every detail of his escape.
Panos (Anthoula's brother #3)
Thanasis, the waiter of country tavern "The seven brothers", is preparing to marry the Anthoula. Shortly before going to church but has an accident and suffers amnesia. While Anthoula, siblings and friends are waiting for him in the church, he wanders the streets unnecessarily.
doctor
The Pippi a genuine artist, painting with touches of everyday life of ordinary people, who live and share the joys and sorrows in the large and vibrant with life yard of a neighborhood of old Athens.
Dorotheos
Polydoros Lagos is a janitor in an ordinary Athens' block in the 1960s who's struggling to serve as many of the building's residents as possible in order to save some money to help his six sisters (and his aunt) get married, since this is the only way he can finally get married too.
Klearchos
Jenny Skoutari, a student and the daughter of a party local commander Kosmas Skoutaris, gets use to visit the private library of - her father's political rival - the shipowner Miltos Kassandris. Kassandris prepares his nephew - and a childhood friend of Jenny - Nikos Mantas, as a candidate for the next election. Mantas' rival has a lead, and is backed by Skoutaris, who is facing financial problems. So Kassandris decides to force Jenny to marry his nephew with a fake marriage, while at the same time financially breaks down her father in order to secure the election of his nephew. This marriage, however, will lead to unexpected situations between the couple..
waiter
When Thanassis leaves the orphanage tries to do various jobs but with no consolidates. A private detective manages to find his father who is rich. Thanasis will move into his luxurious house but there will come other problems.
photographer
A bankrupt cosmopolitan arrives with his daughter in Lagonisi, with the aim of finding a rich groom to guarantee financially.
detained
Vangelis is a lazy guy who's trying to earn some money to marry his beloved, but he is captured by the police who confused him with a wanted man. Eventually, the true crook is arrested and Vangelis returns to his beloved.