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The Daywork of Happiness

1960 · 95 min

A slow-burning, earnest drama of young love strained by family pressure and financial desperation, with a quiet sense of looming trouble.

Directed by
Christos Theodoropoulos
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Tagline
To merokamato tis eftixias
Overview
Two young people are trying to make their common life although have to face the obstacle of an authoritarian mother. The young man, trying to overcome his financial difficulties, will be involved with a suspected man in a hypothetical big bay.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Christos Theodoropoulos
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • class
  • crime
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
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
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Christos Theodoropoulos
Written by
Andreas Franghias, Nikos Vokos
Starring
Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Tasso Kavadia, Stavros Tornes, Periklis Hristoforidis, Sylvios Lahanas
Cinematography
Giovanni Varriano
Runtime
95 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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