Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! 2009 / Mikro eglima / Germany, Cyprus, Greece 2008
This sprightly romp centers on a tightly wound cop assigned to a sleepy Greek island where nothing much happens. But the policeman’s life changes when the local drunk turns up dead at the foot of a cliff. As he investigates, each new clue sparks a potential scenario in his hyperactive imagination.
In the tradition of charming, character-driven comedies such as Local Hero, the sprightly romp Small Crime centers on a tightly wound novice cop Leonidas (Aris Servetalis) assigned to a sleepy Greek island where nothing much happens and everyone knows everyone else’s business. But Leonidas’ life changes when Zacharias (Antonis Katsaris), the local drunk turns up dead at the foot of a cliff, offering a puzzle for him to solve and an excuse to romance local talk show star Aggeliki (Viki Papadopoulou). As Leonidas investigates, each new clue sparks a potential scenario in his hyperactive imagination, staged to increasingly comic effect. Unfolding in a beautiful, remote location that practically becomes a character in itself, this appealing second feature from Cyprus-born, Athens-based helmer Christos Georgiou (Under the Stars) humorously captures the mentality of a small island community.
85 min / Color, 35 mm
European premiere
Director Christos Georgiou
/ Screenplay Christos Georgiou
/ Dir. of Photography Yorgos Giannelis
/ Music Konstantin Papakonstantinou, Thanassis Papakonstantinou
/ Editor Isabel Meier
/ Producer Thanassis Karathanos
/ Production Twenty Twenty Vision
/ Cast Antonis Katsaris, Aris Servetalis, Viki Papadopoulou, Rania Oikonomidou
/ Contact Twenty Twenty Vision, Greek Film Centre
Twenty Twenty Vision
Schwedter Str. 13, 10119, Berlin
Germany
E-mail: [email protected]
Greek Film Centre
7 Dionissiou Areopagitou, 117 42, Athens
Greece
Phone: +30 210 367 850 0
Fax: +30 210 3648269
E-mail: [email protected]
Thanassis Karathanos
Producer
Christos Georgiou
Film Director
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