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Directed by Michalis Reppas and
Thanassis
Papathanasiou
A small Greek town is the setting for
a delirious black comedy combining early Almodovar with Dynasty
to achieve a twisted tale of dubious morality, infidelity,
and murder. Magda’s family seems fairly average: she
dotes on her attractive 20-year-old son, Christos, while daughter
Giota and her husband Stelios live upstairs. The potential
redevelopment of a piece of family-owned land serves as a catalyst
for Giota and Stelios’ greed. The menacing Stelios’ discovery
of a clandestine homosexual affair between Christos and an
older land redevelopment official puts the youth at the epicenter
of their blackmail plot. But Christos may have plans of his
own...
Greece / 100 mins. / Greek with English and Spanish subtitles
“Delightful! Filled with the stuff
that viewers eat up: Sex (straight and gay)! Nudity! Murder!
Blackmail! Violence!”
V.A Musetto, THE NEW YORK POST
“A contemporary Greek tragedy, peppered with clever comic touches!”
David Kennerley, GAY CITY NEWS
“Sexual anarchy, blackmail, homicide,
treachery, revenge — it’s Greek tragedy, Jerry
Springer style!”
Peter Keough, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
“The film
is edgy, sexy, tragic, and sometimes comedic in a way that evokes early Almodovar!”
Lydia Marcus, FRONTIERS
“No one comes off clean in
this slick, high-energy soap opera of a flick!”
Howard Feinstein, THE ADVOCATE
“As dark as Greek coffee
and as deliciously layered as a bubbling slice of moussaka!
This
rich and riveting tale
is
a pleasure one can enjoy without guilt!”
Brandon Voss, HX MAGAZINE
“A
delirious Greek soap opera about a family pitted against
each other in a bid for power and money. A young stud, involved
in a sexual relationship with an older man, becomes a blackmail
pawn in the family’s scheming.”
Raymond Murray, PHILADELPHIA INT'L GLFF
“Darkly
Engaging!”
PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER
“Compulsively watchable!”
David Noh, FILM JOURNAL
“A scabrous
black comedy, with the morality of an early
Almodovar movie!”
Derek Elley, VARIETY
WINNER - INTERNATIONAL CRITICS
AWARD
Thessaloniki International Film
Festival
 2004
Philadelphia International GLFF
2004
OutFest Los Angeles GLFF
2005
Chicago GLFF
2005
Boston GLFF
2005
DC Independent Film Festival
2005
NewFest New York City GLFF
2005
Frameline San Francisco
GLFF
2005
Reel Pride Palm Springs GLFF
2005
Tampa International GLFF
2005
Closet Cinema Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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