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Οι σατανάδες της νύχτας

1972 · 79 min

A grim, brooding crime drama that weighs heavily, with a slow descent into guilt and consequence.

Directed by
Marios Retsilas
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Giannis Katranis, Elena Tsaldari, Aris Mihopoulos
Overview
The film tells the tale of three men, who have murdered the rich mother-in-law of one of them and four members of her family in order to steal her fortune. An unemployed man decides to kill his mother-in-law in order to take her property. But when, with the help of two accomplices, he sets fire to her house, his wife and their two children will die with her.

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Directed by
Marios Retsilas
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Giannis Katranis, Elena Tsaldari, Aris Mihopoulos
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • crime
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Marios Retsilas
Written by
Vasilis Manousakis
Starring
Giannis Katranis, Elena Tsaldari, Aris Mihopoulos, Makis Giannopoulos, Dimitris Bislanis, Kiki Grigoriou, Toula Hatzipara, Christos Kalavrouzos
Runtime
79 min
Languages
Greek

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