STRATOS
2014 Films
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2h 12m
age 19, Stratos committed a crime of passion. He spent half his life in prison, where underground boss Leonidas took him under his wing. One day during a rival gang attack, Leonidas saved his life. Stratos never forgot this.
A free man now, Stratos works the night shift at a bakery workshop, a far cry from the killing contracts he executes by day. He gives away all his money to spring Leonidas out of prison, funding an escape plan managed by Leo’s brother, Yorgos.
The fulfillment of his debt is the only thing that matters to Stratos, everything else is indifferent and he lives detached, surrounded by ghosts and fallacies. The day of the escape, the most important day of his life, is near...
Direction: Yannis Economides
Script: Yannis Economides, Thanos Xiros, Vangelis Mourikis, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Harry Lagoussis
Production: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Cinematography: Dimitris Katsaitis
Editing: Yannis Chalkiadakis
Production Design: Dimitris Katsaitis
Costume Design: Ioulia Stavridou
Sound: Kostas Fylaktides
Original Score: Babis Papapdopoulos
Cast: Vangelis Mourikis
Original Title: TO MIKRO PSARI
Original Language: Greek
Subtitles: English
Film Production Countries: Greece, Germany, Cyprus
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Statement of the Director/s
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Biography of the Director/s
Director’s biography: Yannis Economides was born in 1967 in Limassol, Cyprus. In 1987 he moved to Athens to study filmmaking. After several short films and documentaries, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, MATCHBOX.
His second feature SOUL KICKING premiered in Semaine De La Critique in 2006 and his third, KNIFEr (2010) won seven awards from the Greek Film Academy, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay.
Director’s filmography:
2010 Knifer
2006 Soul Kicking
2003 Matchbox
Awards Won
AMORE & PSICHE Award // Med Film fest 2014
World Sales:
The Match Factory GmbH
Michael Weber
Balthasarstrasse 79-81
Köln, 50670, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +493044319050
Website: http://www.the-match-factory.com/
Press:
The Match Factory GmbH
Sergi Steegmann
Balthasarstrasse 79-81
Köln, 50670, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 493044319050
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