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The Iron Gate

1978 · 125 min

A slow, heavy descent into disillusionment, watching two men lose themselves in a gray world of broken promises.

Overview
In a poor neighborhood of Athens, Andreas and Eftyhis are struggling to eke out a living. Making the most of the adventurism inspired in them by the post-war era and trying to make a life for themselves against the backdrop of the post-dictatorship conservative regime, the two heroes gradually lose their political conciousness and social identity and are led to ruin.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • politics
  • corruption
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Dimitris Makris
Written by
Dimitris Makris
Starring
Faidon Georgitsis, Vangelis Kazan, Thaleia Papazoglou, Daniella Moreti, Eva Kotamanidou, Hristos Dagas, Thanos Grammenos, Ketty Grigoratou
Cinematography
Aris Stavrou
Runtime
125 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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