Overview
Lines (Greek: "Γραμμές") is a 2016 Greek feature film, directed by the Greek director, writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos.
Plot
The film refers to a modern-day Greek tragedy, focused on seven individuals suffering in the economic crisis that has devastated Greece . The source of the film comes from the numerous suicides that were prompted by the economic crash (2009-).
Cast
Themis Panou as P.M.
Tasos Nousias as farmer
Anna Kalaitzidou as manager
Thodoros Katsafados as homeless man
Kostas Berikopoulos as factory owner
Thanassis Chalkias as husband of sick wife
Vassilis Georgosopoulos as policeman
Leonidas Kakouris as call operator
Kostas Dalianis as CEO
Kostas Xikominos as police officer
Adrian Frieling as E.U. clerk
Nikos Pantelidis as P.M. secretary
Thekla Gaiti as sick wife
Ileana Panagiotouni as factory owner's sister
Evita Papaspirou as E.U. secretary
Festivals
The world premiere of the film was made on 21 November 2016, at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in the main competition programme, Also was in main competition at the 37th Fantasporto International Film Festival. and official selection at the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival in India, at 28th Ankara International Film Festival, at Paris Panorama of contemporary Greek cinema 2017, at
10th London Greek Film Festival 2017, at 11th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival 2017, at 24th Greek Film Festival in Australia, at 2017 BLOW-UP · International Arthouse FILM FEST in Chicago, at 10th "this human world – International Human Rights Film Festival" in Vienna Austria, at 2017 Maverick Movie Awards, at Calgary European Film Festival in Canada, at Edinburgh GIFF in Scotland, at Accolade Global Film Competition in California, at Hellas FilmBox in Berlin, at FEST (Belgrade) 46th IFF, at 6th Montreal Greek film festival in Canada, at 22nd European film festival Bucharest in Romania, at 27th DU CINÉMA GREC in Strasbourg, at 2018 South-East European Film Festival in Berlin and Paris, at Scandinavian International Film Festival στο Helsinki, at 13th International Human Rights Film Festival, Albania, at Sose International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia, at Chania Film Festival in Greece, at Rome Independent Prisma Awards in Italy.
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