The Crooked Wood

The Crooked Wood

1969 · 90 min · ★ 4.0 · Comedy

Nikos, a grumpy and clumsy man, is the manager at a shoe factory and he's living with his wife and his niece. Everyone regards him as a curmudgeon, especially his niece who maintains a parallel relationship with Nikos' partner and a client and doesn't want to get married.

Directed by Orestis Laskos · Written by Dimitris Psathas

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