The King

The King

2002 · 130 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

A 35-year old man, just released from jail, decides to make a clean break from the big city and his troubled past. He retreats to the abandoned village his father came from and moves into an old, collapsing house. Alone, far from the bigger village and doing petty jobs to survive, he will strive to find himself once more. Amidst a haze of suspicion and scorn by villagers who treat him an intruder, his past catches up to him in the form of his girlfriend from Athens. Conflict is inescapable

Directed by Nikos Grammatikos · Written by Nikos Grammatikos

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Vangelis Mourikis Vangelis Farmakoris
Marilita Lambropoulou Maria
Minas Hatzisavvas Petros Voliotis
Babis Giotopoulos Mayor
Vivi Koka Vivika
Tasos Nousias Anastasis
Evangelia Adreadaki Georgia
Kostas Kalokairinos Mihalis
Antonis Alexiou
Periklis Lianos Thanasis
Karafil Shena Alberto
Alexia Veronikiati Angeliki

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