Yorgos Zois

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Yorgos Zois

Born October 14, 1982 · Athens, Greece (age 44)

Yorgos Zois is a Greek director born in 1982 and based in Athens. He studied applied Math & Nuclear Physics at the NTUA and film direction at UdK Berlin. He started his career working as an assistant director to Theo Angelopoulos and with a scholarship from Costa Gavras. His body of work—four shorts and two feature films—has been selected at A-festivals worldwide (Cannes—Semaine de La Critique, Be…

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Άδικες διαδρομέςΆδικες διαδρομές · 2025
Άδικες διαδρομές
2025
MovieDrama
A taxi driver recounts stories from his passengers, each ride becoming a kind of therapy session. Through their experiences, the film sheds light on issues like toxic relationships, bullying, and the search for meaning.
Casus BelliCasus Belli · 2010
Casus Belli
★ 7.12010
MovieComedyDrama
All kinds of people are waiting in seven different queues. The first person of each queue becomes the last of the next one, thus creating an enormous human line. But at the end of the line, it all begins backwards again.
Third KindThird Kind · 2018
Third Kind
★ 5.62018
MovieScience Fiction
Earth has been abandoned for a long time and humanity has found refuge in outer space. Three archaeologists return to Earth to investigate the origin of a mysterious five tone signal…
AlpsAlps · 2011
Alps
★ 6.22011
MovieDrama
A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased, to assist with the grieving process.
Mare NostrumMare Nostrum · 2020
Mare Nostrum
★ 8.02020
MovieDramaHistory
1863. In a vast and desolate coast, Grand Tour voyagers are seeking Arcadia and the ancient ruins, symbols of an emerging Greek and European identity. More than one century later, the body of an unidentified man lies on the same coast…
Touch MeTouch Me · 2020
Touch Me
★ 5.02020
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In a distant future world, where water and air are contaminated, and it is prohibited to touch one another, a girl and a boy decide to go to a beach. Yorgos Zois creates an erotic sci fi through these dystopian times.
Yellow FieberYellow Fieber · 2015
Yellow Fieber
2015
MovieDrama
Suddenly a strange yellow dust covers Athens. At first everyone thought it was sulfur. But a few hours later Yellow Fieber erupted. No one expected what was about to happen. No one could tell that the city would turn into a forest of palms. Yellow Fieber is a story of the loss of a city
ArcadiaArcadia · 2024
Arcadia
★ 7.02024
MovieDramaMystery
Neurologist Katerina and former doctor Yannis are heading off to a deserted seaside resort. Silence descends on the car as they travel across dunes in a windy autumn, matching the less-than-pleasant occasion: Yannis has been called to identify the victim of a tragic accident at the hospital of the small town. When the local policeman informs them that the victim’s vehicle had plunged over the parapet of a stone bridge and leads them to the morgue, Katerina sees her worst suspicions confirmed. Together with Yannis, but also on her own nightly excursions to a mysterious, rustic beach bar called Arcadia, they begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together, revealing a haunting story of love, loss, acceptance and letting go.

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PoliorkiaPoliorkia · 2019
Poliorkia
★ 5.02019
MovieAdventureHistory
The film is based on true events, the battle of the Monastery of Dobra in Veroia, in March 1822. However, history repeats itself. Amidst the hostile climate of war, two families meet at a monastery to secretly perform a wedding. However, this does not go unnoticed. A betrayal will lead thousands of Turkish soldiers to the monastery. The abbot of the monastery, the monks, and the members of the two families take up arms, and the siege begins. Along with it, a struggle for survival and a series of revelations also begin. The story unfolds on the big screen through a conversation between two Greek army officers at the Roupel Fortress in March 1941, who are facing the same challenges a few days before the German attack.

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