O hamenos ta pairnei ola

Jan 31 2003 N/A 2h 1m
Action, Adventure, Drama

Man (Gianis Aggelakas), a mysterious man of the underworld, small time grifter and big time hard-man, who has an anarchic tendency to mumble and comment on the system, society, police, the underworld itself and other things, along with his beloved bird, Bellafonte, meets up with an odd posse consisting of kid, who is a young songwriter, a prostitute who gathers money in order to open a bookstore, an alcoholic girl haunted by the relationship with her dead mother, and the grudgey bar-woman-ex-girlfriend. The five of them get caught up in a scheme involving the media, the mob, politicians and the police. And they definitely want to get the hell out of the city, probably to some Caribbean paradise.

Plot

The past has left him bruised, and the future is not promising either. And with a face that invites trouble, an ailing, washed-up musician roams the city's dark, rain-soaked streets searching for hope. Then, knowing that he is running out of time and options, the pill-popping loner crosses paths with a taciturn 19-year-old guitarist, and an unexpected bond begins to form in a world rife with decadence, lost souls, and peril. However, can the grizzled stranger restore faith in humankind? Two stolen pistols later, three women--Elsa, Miss Raspberry, and Black Beauty--join them on a journey to the wild side, in complete disregard for the dangers involved. Now, the man is willing to dice with death to strike it rich and wipe the slate clean. After all, he has nothing to lose but his chains. For once, can the loser take it all?

Written by

Nikos Nikolaidis

Directed by

Nikos Nikolaidis

Cast

Giannis Angelakas, Jenny Kitseli, Ifigenia Asteriadi

Crew

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Production Countries

Greece

Production Companies

Greek Film Centre, EPT

Languages

Awards

2 wins

Scores
# of Votes
1,482
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA