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Director:
Nikos Grammatikos
Writers:
Nikos Grammatikos (writer)
Nikos Panayotopoulos (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 February 2003 (Greece) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A 35-year old man, just released from jail, decides to make a clean break from the big city and his troubled past... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins more
User Reviews:
Great movie... more (6 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Vangelis Mourikis ... Vangelis Farmakoris
Marilita Lambropoulou ... Maria
Minas Hatzisavvas ... Petros Voliotis
Babis Giotopoulos ... Mayor
Vivi Koka ... Vivika
Tasos Nousias ... Anastasis
Evangelia Adreadaki ... Georgia
Kostas Kalokairinos (as Konstadinos Kalokairinos)
Antonis Alexiou
Periklis Lianos ... Thanasis
Karafil Shena
Alexia Veronikiati ... Angeliki
Yannis Zouganelis ... Giannis
Anna Vagena ... Athina
Dimitra Hatoupi ... District Attorney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Prokopis Doukas
Yorgos Evgenikos
Hristos Glykos
Alexandros Kalpakides
Thanos Kontogiorgis
Antonis Krompas
Thaleia Matika
Dorota Nikiporczyk
Stelios Petsos
Manolis Protonotarios
Antzela Sakellariou (as Angela Sakellariou)
Christos Skordas
Dimitris Stratakis
Rasmi Tsopela (as Erasmia Tsopela)
Sofia Voyatzaki
Nellie Zaka
Nikos Zoiopoulos
Hristos Zotos
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Directed by
Nikos Grammatikos 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Nikos Grammatikos  writer
Nikos Panayotopoulos  writer

Produced by
Lilette Botassi .... producer
Rahil Manoukian .... assistant producer
 
Original Music by
Thanasis Papakonstadinou 
 
Cinematography by
Yannis Daskalothanasis 
 
Film Editing by
Yannis Sakaridis 
 
Casting by
Makis Gazis 
 
Set Decoration by
Yioula Zoiopoulou 
 
Costume Design by
Dominiki Vasiageorgi 
 
Makeup Department
Simela Kalaitzidou .... hair stylist
Theano Kapnia .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Stavros Hrysogiannis .... production manager
Alexandra Valopetropoulou .... pre-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierros Andrakakos .... associate director
Dimitris Birbilis .... first assistant director
George Markakis .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Eleni Kiousi .... assistant set decorator
Sakis Koularmanis .... props
Andreas Siroyiannis .... props
Nikos Triandafilopoulos .... painter
 
Sound Department
Spyros Aravositas .... sound designer
Orestis Kaberidis .... boom operator
Thymios Kolokousis .... sound mixer
Antonis Samaras .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Michalis Samiotis .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Spiros Angelopoulos .... grip
Georgios Grammatikos .... second assistant camera
Pygmalion Kalimeris .... first assistant camera
Stelios Melis .... electrician
Georges Salameh .... still photographer (as Giorgos Salame)
Stathis Tsiapas .... electrician
 
Editorial Department
Vangelis Gousias .... negative cutter
Takis Papadimitriou .... vision mixer
Manolis Sakkadakis .... vision mixer
Niki Skoulida .... first assistant editor
Vangelis Tsiplakidis .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Alexis Apostolakis .... musician: drums
Georgios Badouk .... musician: keyboards
Dimitris Baslam .... musician: acoustic bass
Titis Karpotakis .... score recording & mixing
Mikaela Panagiotopoulou .... musician: flute
Babis Papadopoulos .... musician: guitar
Kostas Stratigopoulos .... musician: guitar
Nikos Veliotis .... musician: cello
 
Transportation Department
Dimitris Bibis .... production driver
 
Other crew
Nikos Botidis .... martial arts consultant
Sofia Dante .... script supervisor
Sofia Kastanara .... production accountant
Daphne Lambrinou .... production assistant
Dimitris Liappis .... production assistant (as Mitsos Liappis)
Alexandros Megapanos .... supplier: wines
Takis Papadimitriou .... titles
Hristina Pigaki .... legal counsel
Manolis Sakkadakis .... titles
Maria Spanou .... production accountant
Argyris Vavouris .... phototypesetting
Hristos Zotos .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Vangelis Arabatzis .... special thanks
Prokopis Doukas .... special thanks
Gerasimos Gatzias .... special thanks
Theodoros Georgiopoulos .... very special thanks
Haralabos Georgiou .... special thanks
Georgios Hamtsis .... very special thanks
Epameinondas Hatzinikolis .... special thanks
Dimitris Karatzounis .... special thanks
Nikos Karfis .... in memory of
Anastasia Kontou .... special thanks
Eliza Koukoumelou .... special thanks
Petros Makas .... special thanks
Giorgos Makridis .... in memory of
Sakis Mitropoulos .... special thanks
Maria Moshou .... special thanks
Xanthippi Mouriki .... special thanks
Konstadinos Panagopoulos .... special thanks
Anastasios Papadopoulos .... special thanks
Tenia Papageorgiou .... special thanks
Georgios Papamokos .... very special thanks
Hristos Petrou .... special thanks
Vasilis Rafailidis .... in memory of
Stainos Stainopoulos .... special thanks
Smaragda Stamatoukou .... very special thanks
Stavriani-Roula Stamou .... special thanks
Hristos Thomopoulos .... very special thanks
Vassilis Thomopoulos .... very special thanks
Argyris Tomaras .... special thanks
Giorgos Tsilderikis .... special thanks
Giorgos Tzavaras .... special thanks
Hronis Tzimos .... special thanks
Dimitris Vagis .... special thanks
Adam Vardis .... special thanks
Anna Wich .... in memory of
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The King (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Greece:130 min
Country:
Greece
Language:
Greek
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Art Factory more

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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Great movie..., 9 April 2006
9/10
Author: Yannis from Netherlands

After having seen a lot of Greek movies I feel very suspicious against most of them. But after watching this I felt astonished. The movies is great without a big try. You cannot claim that the screenplay is so great or the photography is perfect or something technical. It's a real story and it is happening in Greek rural areas in places forgotten from God. The movie is like a punch in the stomach and I would really wish that things are not like this. It obviously talks about the xenophobia of the Greek people (the ignorance)to anything different. The problem of this guy is not that he is an ex-convicted. The problem is that he is not one of these people. He is different and they do not want them (that's why all the good things he is doing turn boomerang to him). And also speaks about the apathy of the people, because there are some people who are against the hunting of the King, but they do not dare to say their opinion. In the end you can clearly see the hypocrisy of the society being religious and trying to act like God says, but at the same time acting so unfairly to the King. This shows how easily people rationalize their feelings or their beliefs according to the established system. In the end you can have a positive lesson from this very bad story, meaning that you can understand and be part of this society only if you want to become one of them. If you want to remain different and even alone, you are lost (and it is not far from reality) I think it is tragic that the story is real and this should be a bell for everybody. No comment for the main actor because he is already given an award and I believe that his play was great. Small comment for Hatzisavvas (plays the policeman), he is like a dinosaur, he has played a lot of roles and I'm sure that this role for him was very easy but he plays it so great that you cannot deny him a big bravo. I definitely recommend this movie to anybody who wants to see a good Greek movie.

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