Vasilis Vasilikos

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Vasilis Vasilikos

Born November 18, 1934 · Kavala, Thasos, Greece

Died November 30, 2023 · aged 89

Vassilis Vassilikos (Greek: Βασίλης Βασιλικός, born November 18, 1934) is a prolific Greek writer and diplomat. A native of the northern Greek island of Thassos, Vassilikos grew up in Salonika, graduating from law school there before moving to Athens to work as a journalist. Due to his political activities, he was forced into exile following the 1967 military coup, where he spent the next seven ye…

Known For

ZZ · 1969
Z
7.81969
MovieThrillerCrime
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
Adults in the RoomAdults in the Room · 2019
Adults in the Room
6.52019
MovieDrama
A universal theme: a story of people trapped in an inhuman network of power. The brutal circle of the Eurogroup meetings, who impose on Greece the dictatorship of austerity, where humanity and compassion are utterly disregarded. A claustrophobic trap with no way out, exerting pressures on the protagonists which finally divide them.
The Night with SilenaThe Night with Silena · 1986
The Night with Silena
5.81986
MovieDramaRomance
With the youthful remembrance of the mysterious beauty he used to secretly admire from afar still etched in his mind, a young man will unexpectedly spot a dead ringer of her and attempt to appease his long-suppressed feelings.
Loneliness Everywhere, Loneliness NowhereLoneliness Everywhere, Loneliness Nowhere · 1998
Loneliness Everywhere, Loneliness Nowhere
3.81998
MovieRomanceDrama
A couple in crisis comes closer when the woman (who suspecting her husband of adultery) decides to work as a dancer in a nightclub. When he sees her dancing, he desires her again.
Broken AprilBroken April · 1987
Broken April
9.01987
MovieDrama
A 100-year-old family feud in Albania continues to target men for vengeful execution in this somber drama.
NausicaaNausicaa · 1971
Nausicaa
6.31971
MovieTV MovieDrama
A girl, whose father is from Greece, studies ancient art in France. The film was made for television but never broadcast for political reasons related to its portrayal of Greeks. A work print was screened in Belgium in 1971, and the film is now available in reconstructed form.
VarietéVarieté · 1985
Varieté
5.01985
MovieComedyDrama
An actor's troupe puts up a variety show.
Young AphroditesYoung Aphrodites · 1963
Young Aphrodites
6.41963
MovieDramaRomance
200 BC. During a merciless drought, the brute nature of man and the delicate essence of woman become inextricably intertwined, as the omnipotence of the carnal instinct demands the total surrender of the flesh.

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Victims of PeaceVictims of Peace · 1999
Victims of Peace
8.01999
SeriesDrama
Vasilis Vasilikou's important book is being dramatized for Mega. A story about young people and their dreams, which has a lot to say today. Five boys, friends among themselves, trapped in the dead ends of their generation, seek, each separately and all together, an escape from everyday life, a window into a dream. A girl appears in their lives and acts as a catalyst. She has a vision, she has faith, she has courage and she dares to dream. Their common path and their contradictions give a different meaning to their lives, although they often bring them to their limits. Together they decide to follow a vision that seems impossible to realize, but which they believe in. Because they need to believe in something important, in a great act, in a national idea. Following their vision, our heroes are involved in an adventure with a tragic ending and unexpected consequences for all of them...

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