The Bald Student

The Bald Student

1979 · 88 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

Thanasis, a family breadwinner who has been working for 17 years at the Ministry of Measure and Station without any promotion, is trying to cover his expenses by doing a second job. When he learns that he can not be promoted because he does not own a high school diploma, he decides to go back to school.

Directed by Dinos Katsouridis · Written by Dinos Katsouridis

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