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Ο Σαλονικιός

1987 · 70 min

A grim, low-budget crime drama that lingers on confinement and the cost of wanting out.

Directed by
Pavlos Filippou
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Dionysis Xanthos, Dinos Karydis, Kostas Karagiorgis
Overview
Salonikios spent most of his life in a prison because he wanted to be free.

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Directed by
Pavlos Filippou
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Dionysis Xanthos, Dinos Karydis, Kostas Karagiorgis
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • freedom
    • crime
    • justice
    • isolation
    • power
    Places
    • big city
    • prison
    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
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    action, crime, drama
    Directed by
    Pavlos Filippou
    Written by
    Dionysis Xanthos
    Starring
    Dionysis Xanthos, Dinos Karydis, Kostas Karagiorgis, Kiki Alevra, Tonia Zisimou, Kostas Bakalis, Spyros Ioannou, Lefteris Mytilinaios
    Runtime
    70 min
    Languages
    Greek

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