Knifer
Directed by
Yannis Economides
Screenplay
Doris Avgerinopoulos, Yannis Economides
Following his father’s death, Nikos leaves the provinces to work in Athens guarding his brutish uncle’s dogs. Nikos finds the dynamic of his relationship with his uncle changing when his uncle’s wife draws closer to him.
Nikos is an average guy without any ambitions, living in rural Greece. His father’s sudden death reunites him with his uncle who invites him to live and work at his house in the outskirts of Athens. Not having much to lose, Nikos takes his chances accepting his uncle’s offer. He takes on the job of protecting his uncle’s purebred dogs from the hostile neighbors. Driven by envy, lust and anger, Nikos merges into a vicious circle of perpetual antagonism, the struggle for power over others and discontent.
Best Film
Best Director, Best Editing, Best Screenplay
Orpheus Award: Best Feature Film
Directed by
Yannis Economides
Screenplay
Doris Avgerinopoulos, Yannis Economides
Cast
Stathis Stamoulakatos, Vangelis Mourikis, Maria Kallimani, Yannis Voulgarakis, Yannis Anastasakis, Nikol Drizi, Konstadinos Siradakis, Alessandro Figurelli, Sasa Kritsi
Producers
Panos Papahadzis, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Editing
Yannis Chalkiadakis
Cinematography
Dimitris Katsaitis
Asst. Director
Christos Houliaras
Set Decoration
Ioulia Stavridou
Composer
Akis Kapranos
Costume Design
Ioulia Stavridou
Makeup
Giannis Pamoukis
Studios
Greek Film Centre, EPT, Graal, Cyprus Film Advisory Board, Argonauts Productions, Faliro House Productions
Language
Greek
Production Countries
Cyprus, Greece