The Antisocial (1977) [N/A]
Featuring:
Mimis Hrysomallis, Katerina Gogou, Lida Protopsalti
Written by:
Pavlos Tasios
Directed by:
Pavlos Tasios
Release Date:
June 21, 1977
Original Title:
Το Βαρύ Πεπόνι
Alternate Titles:
To vary... peponi
Το βαρύ... πεπόνι
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Countries:
Greece
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
A provincial café owner, Mimis, abandons his village in Chalkidiki and comes to Athens in search of a better life. He pretends to be a tough guy, a know-it-all, and behaves like an “antisocial”. With the help of a friend of his from the army, Aristeidis, he tries to set up his own business. At the same time, he falls in love with a seamstress, Toula, who is the sister of Aristeidis’ wife. Then comes the wedding, the everyday obligations, and Mimis is forced, with great resentment, to work as a waiter to make ends meet. When he get fired, however, his relationship with Nitsa is put to the test.
After the systematic expropriation of his entire village to make way for a major tourism project, the young countryman and disgusted former cafe owner, Mimis, summons up the strength to move into the faceless mid-1970s Athens. Like a fish out of water, Mimis has to land a job fast to eke out a living; however, his almost stubborn petty-bourgeois mentality stands in the way of a better future, rendering impossible any form of reconciliation between his beliefs and the harsh new reality. Deep down, Mimis has a master plan: he wants to start a small business; find a place to stay; fall in love, and start a family; nevertheless, he is running out of time, and above all, money. Will the grey capital shatter Mimis' dreams? Will he humble himself and accept the way of the world?
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