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The Arm Wrestler

The Arm Wrestler

2019 · 22 min · Documentary

Panayiotis is a 30-year-old champion at arm wrestling and owner of a tavern in a remote Greek village. On the occasion of a forthcoming arm-wrestling fight in Athens and his training for it, the film builds the portrait of a young man who shifts daily between his dreams and the reality of life in the Greek countryside.

Directed by Yorgos Goussis · Written by Yorgos Goussis

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