Wild Youth

Wild Youth

1982 · 110 min · ★ 4.1 · Drama, Adventure

Sifis, a young boxer, is going to challenge the Greek champion Vlassis Hristou, despite the opposition of his cruel, conservative father. His little sister Maria, a virgin teenager, gets pregnant after a romance with Lefteris. Her father reacts violently, because Lefteris comes from a destroyed family: his mother is a poor charwoman, his sister, Roula, a young harlot and his brother, Foivos, an ex-convict.

Directed by Nikos Foskolos · Written by Nikos Foskolos

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