Olga Robards

20 years after his untimely death, Christos Vakalopoulos remains one of the most idiosyncratic figures in Greek cinema.

The mystery surrounding a series of assassinations of prominent Arab businessmen has caused endless controversy in Athens. While everyone looks for the person behind the murders, a young burglar Dimitris discovers her identity by mistake.

It’s the eccentric Greek-American Olga Robards, who he will make a point of meeting. In order to make this happen, he will summon the help of "The Scientist", a reclusive fugitive and master criminal. Their eventual encounter will inevitably hold many a surprise.

20 years after his untimely death, Christos Vakalopoulos remains one of the most idiosyncratic figures in Greek cinema. The 19th Athens International Film Festival commemorates this seminal anniversary with a special screening of this rare work, that’s all the more valuable for being the only personal, feature-length project the director completed during his lifetime. N.S.

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Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Christos Vakalopoulos

Σενάριο / Screenwriters: Antonis Kioukas, Christos Vakalopoulos

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Andreas Sinanos

Μουσική / Music: Nikos Ksidakis

Μοντάζ / Editor: Kostas Iordanidis

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Olia Lazaridou, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Kostas Tsakonas, Stavros Tsiolis, Yiorgos Simeonidis, Evridiki Sofroniadou

Ελλάδα / Greece
1989
Εγχρωμο / Color
89’
Ελληνικά / Greek

* Screens on 23rd September and 28th September

Publication date: 2013-09-11 12:30:00

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