Wednesday 13 March 2013

The King - Ο Βασιλιάς

On Tuesday 19 March at 19:30 and on Wednesday 20 March at 21:30 we will screen in cinema Utopia the film The King (Greece, 2002, colour, 130 min) by Nikos Grammatikos. The film is in the Greek original version with Εnglish subtitles. Suitable for children over 16 years old.

Film Summary

Nikos Grammatikos' drama The King is about a bad man trying to turn his life around. Vangelis gets out of prison, has a brief reunion with his girlfriend Maria, and declares to his former partners that he is done with crime. He sets out for a small village to live in his grandfather's house. Once he arrives, the town is suspicious of the stranger. Eventually police officer Petros befriends the man. As his fortunes start to improve, Maria and his old cronies arrive and bring about Vangelis' naturally self-destructive tendencies. The King was screened at the Thessaloniki Film Festival and won all the major prizes (Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Scenography and Sound). 

 Nikos Grammatikos Filmography
La Veille (2005)
Le Roi (2002)
Nightflowers (1998)
Truants (1996)
A Time to Kill (1993)
U-Turn (1991)
The Night with Silena (1986)