Breakdown Reward

Two German contract killers are hired to dig up a lost treasure. Things start to go wrong when the loot accidentally ends up in the hands of three small-time criminals committing a burglary in order to pay off a debt to Munir, a local crime lord.

Two German contract killers are hired to dig up a lost treasure. Things start to go wrong when the loot accidentally ends up in the hands of three small-time criminals committing a burglary in order to pay off a debt to Munir, a local crime lord. The three friends use their connections with an underground informer to trade the treasure for cash. What they don’t know is that the contract killers and Munir’s thugs are hot on their heels. "Breakdown Reward" mirrors a society in the throes of recession, where only the strongest survive. Corruption, criminality, unemployment, isolation and depression provide the social context for "Breakdown Reward". Complex situations can sometimes lead people to extremes, forced to face the darkest corners of their own psyche.

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Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Elias Georgopoulos

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Elias Georgopoulos, Nikoleta Alefragi

Μοντάζ / Editor: Elias Georgopoulos, Nikoleta Alefragi

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Maria Georgarou, Yorgos Galanis, Andreas Tsiakos, David Rohrbach, Tobias Dostal, Yorgos Milonas

Ελλάδα / Greece 2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

110'

Ελληνικά, Γερμανικά, Αγγλικά / Greek, German, English

* Screened on September 20th

Publication date: 2012-09-10 17:39:43

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