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Patris, listeia, oikogeneia

1987 · 90 min

A wry, fast-talking caper that treats institutional collapse as a punchline, keeping things light and conspiratorial rather than grim.

Directed by
Nikos Zervos
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hristos Valavanidis, Vlassis Bonatsos, Panos Hatzikoutselis
Overview
A paranoid state organises bank robberies to save its crumbling economy.

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Directed by
Nikos Zervos
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Hristos Valavanidis, Vlassis Bonatsos, Panos Hatzikoutselis
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • power
  • conspiracy
  • greed
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Nikos Zervos
Written by
Sofia Filippidou, Nikos Zervos, Panos Hatzikoutselis
Starring
Hristos Valavanidis, Vlassis Bonatsos, Panos Hatzikoutselis, Dimitris Piatas, Anna Andrianou, Sakis Boulas, Dimitris Poulikakos, Yannis Zouganelis
Runtime
90 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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