To kako (2005)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Yorgos Noussias

Writer:

Yorgos Noussias (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 March 2006 (Greece)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Greece Just Got Scary...

Plot:

An evil force is awakened in downtown Athens transforming the unsuspecting citizens into raving zombies. The few survivors will have to fight hard for their lives. To the death. |

Plot Keywords:

Evil | Blood & Gore | Torso Cut In Half | Soldier | Severed Arm

Cast

Meletis Georgiadis	...	Meletis
Argiris Thanasoulas	...	Argyris
Pepi Moschovakou	...	Marina
Stavroula Thomopoulou	...	Dimitra
Mary Tsoni	...	Jenny
Andreas Kontopoulos	...	Lieutenant Vakirtzis
Nikos Sambalis	...	Andreas
Yannis Katsambas	...	Giannis
Daphne Larouni	...	Dafni
Themis Katz	...	Topographer #3 (as Themis Katsimihas)
Stathis Kokkoris	...	Friend in Football Match
Giorgos Stefanidis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louizos Aslanidis
Manos Fakaros	...	Friend in Night Club
Yorgos Noussias	...	Topographer #2
Giannis Zahariou	...	Radio Speaker (voice)

Also Known As:

Κακό, Το (Greece)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company:

Ekso Productions

Movie Connections:

Followed by To kako - Stin epohi ton iroon (2009)

Nothing really new except the location, but still not bad

Greek Zombies? This is a new one on me, in fact, this may actually be the first Greek movie I've ever seen, yes, I believe it is. A group of men find a cave while working at a construction site, and they go in to explore, thinking they might find some ancient ruins. But, nothing...that they can see, anyway. For after it's quitting time and they all go home to dinner, off to a party, a soccer game, etc., something from that cave kicks in and they begin to change. And not for the better. These men bite people, who in turn bite other people, and pretty soon the town is overrun with flesh-eating zombies, while a few survivors manage to escape and try to remain safe. Eventually those survivors that are wandering the fringes hook up and go to a restaurant for a bite to eat, and end up under attack and show an amazing demonstration of new uses for kitchen utensils. Lots of gore, some low-key humor, and the Greek setting make this more than just another Romero copy. The ending is rather stylish and takes place at a soccer field, where the few survivors band together against what may come. Overall this isn't bad, nothing terribly new but still far better than most zombie crap that's foist upon the world these days. 7 out of 10.