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Nikos Zapatinas, "ELIAS OF THE 16th PRECINCT"
Three friends, Elias, Thomas and Vangelis, who face many financial difficulties and owe money to banks, insurance companies etc, decide to snitch money from Labros. Labros who is Vangelis' boss is a cafeteria owner, a pawnbroker and a fence. Thomas will attempt the breaking and entering and Elias will be disguised as a police-officer for ...security reasons.
However luck plays funny games and the "police-officer" is being asked to solve a case concerning jewelry theft in a nearby house.
It is the "come-back" of the all-time classic film by Alekos Sakellarios, based on the play written by Sakellarios-Giannakopoulous (1958-2008).
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- San Francisco Greek Film Festival, USA, 2009, screening
- 16th Greek Film Festival (Antipodes,) Australia, 2009, screening
- Greek Film Festival of South Africa, Johannesburg, 2011, screening
CREDITS
Directed by | Nikos Zapatinas |
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Script Adaptation | Katia Kissonergi |
Cinematography | Yannis Drakoularakos |
Sound Recording | Marinos Athanassopoulos |
Art Director | Olga Leontiadou |
Costume Design | Maria Karapouliou |
Editing | Takis Yannopoulos |
Cast | Petros Filippidis, Thanassis Tsaltabassis, Costas Apostolakis, Tasos Costis, Themis Bazaka, Ero Mane, Christos Simardanis, Thaleia Matika, Dimitris Liolios, Antonis Antoniou, Panos Skouroliakos, Orfeas Avgoustidis, Michalis Yannatos, Laertis Malkotsis, Arietta Moutousi |
Production Supervisor | Lambis Haralambidis |
Production | ODEON, CL Productions, Finos Film, Anosi SA, Mega Channel, Multichoice Hellas/NOVA, EMS, FilmInMind |
Distribution | ODEON |
Theater Release | November 25, 2008 |
2008, 35mm, color, 90', Dolby Digital |