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Release Date:
October 29, 1987
Original Title:
Βίος και Πολιτεία
Alternate Titles:
Bios + Politeia
Bios Kai Politia
Bios Και Πολιτεια
Bios και Πολιτεία
Βίος και πολιτεία
Βιος και πολιτεια
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Greek Film Centre
Home Video Hellas
Nicos Perakis FILMPRODUCTION
Spentzos Films
Stefi 2
Production Countries:
Greece
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 105
A gifted electrician, Michalis Karamanos works for Greek Telecommunications Organization and it seems that he is the only one who hasn't been completely absorbed by the corrupt and all-devouring system. Acting as a member of the revolutionary organization Constitutional Struggle, which is fighting against the unpopular policy of the government, he connects the computer of the director of OTE to an explosive device. He threatens to destroy the telecommunications of the country if he is not allowed to broadcast on television his revolutionary message during the broadcast of an important football game. The Authorities, thinking that he has gone crazy, try to bring him around using his old friends from the army, whom they pick up one by one as intermediaries. This is a situation comedy with excellent, mature plot development, plenty of suspense as well as masterful criticism of sociopolitical reality.
Assistant Camera:
Christos Voudouris
Assistant Director:
Panos Thomaidis
Dimitra Arapoglou
Cinematography:
Giorgos Panousopoulos
Coordinating Producer:
Giorgos Tsemperopoulos
Costume Design:
Afroditi Kontzia
Director:
Nikos Perakis
Editor:
Yannis Tsitsopoulos
Executive Producer:
Spyros Mavrogenis
Makeup Artist:
Maroula Vasiliadou
Music:
Nikos Mamangakis
Production Manager:
Dimitris Tourlis
Script:
Fotini Argyropoulo
Set Decoration:
Afroditi Kontzia
Sound:
Nikos Ahladis
Sound Mixer:
Thanassis Arvanitis
Writer:
Nikos Perakis
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