Argyris Xafis

Acting

Argyris Xafis

Born November 6, 1976 · Peristeri, Athens Prefecture, Greece (age 49)

Argyris Xafis (1976) is a Greek actor and director. He was born and raised in Peristeri in 1976. He studied at the Higher School of Dramatic Art of the National Theatre. He has participated in many theater performances, mainly of the National Theater and the Theater of the South, as well as in films. In 2001 he was honored with the Horn Award for his role in the play "The Turn of the Screw". He h…

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One Day in AugustOne Day in August · 2002
One Day in August
5.72002
MovieDrama
Middle August in Athens. Three families, living in a three storey building, leave for their summer vacations. Everyone is wishing for a miracle to happen this summer. In the meantime, a drifter breaks into their apartments and rummages their personal belongings, thus unfolding hidden secrets.
MusicMusic · 2023
Music
5.52023
MovieDrama
Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother. As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail... From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever.
The Miracle of the Sargasso SeaThe Miracle of the Sargasso Sea · 2019
The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
5.12019
MovieCrimeDrama
Elizabeth, a sexually yielding policewoman, is miserable in the narrow-minded town in which she's living. While Rita, a lonely eel-hatchery worker, is trying to escape from the sticky situations of her life.
KazantzakisKazantzakis · 2017
Kazantzakis
6.02017
MovieHistory
The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
MythopathyMythopathy · 2016
Mythopathy
5.82016
MovieComedyDrama
It is a movie following the coming-of-age for a boy; the story begins in the mid-60s, continues all through the 70s, and finishes in 1981. He is a creative young man facing the troubles of the first pangs of love and we observe the way he tries to handle them within his social surroundings, his family, and environment.
From the Edge of the CityFrom the Edge of the City · 1998
From the Edge of the City
5.91998
MovieDrama
Minority-group Greeks from an outer suburb of Athens struggle with their life on society's fringe and exploitation of one another.
Welcome to 'All SaintsWelcome to 'All Saints · 2011
Welcome to 'All Saints
6.32011
MovieComedy
The trainee Orthopedic Doctor George Spyrou began his career in the fictional General Orthopedic Hospital "All Saints', somewhere on the outskirts of Athens. There you will discover that the hospital population, by physicians, administrators and nurses, to patients, they are all forced to confront dancing a grotesque dance routine. With humor and humanity within a social landscape so angry George Spyratos trying to balance between the warring parties these microcosms. The gradual evolution from inexperienced trainee to experienced editor will be done through the encounter with the absurd environment. Something that would transform from naive young man who initially stands speechless in front of modern Greek chaos, a mature man who will ultimately make a thoughtful account of choice, but persevere, continue to work on public health.
The Attack of the Giant MousakaThe Attack of the Giant Mousaka · 1999
The Attack of the Giant Mousaka
3.31999
MovieScience FictionComedy
Around the year 2000, a terrible occurence shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how, for what reason? But no one can give an answer...

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Welcome to 'All SaintsWelcome to 'All Saints · 2011
Welcome to 'All Saints
6.32011
MovieComedy
The trainee Orthopedic Doctor George Spyrou began his career in the fictional General Orthopedic Hospital "All Saints', somewhere on the outskirts of Athens. There you will discover that the hospital population, by physicians, administrators and nurses, to patients, they are all forced to confront dancing a grotesque dance routine. With humor and humanity within a social landscape so angry George Spyratos trying to balance between the warring parties these microcosms. The gradual evolution from inexperienced trainee to experienced editor will be done through the encounter with the absurd environment. Something that would transform from naive young man who initially stands speechless in front of modern Greek chaos, a mature man who will ultimately make a thoughtful account of choice, but persevere, continue to work on public health.

George Spyratos