Hamenes nikhtes
Nights gambled away
Direction: Angeliki Antoniou Screenplay: Angeliki Antoniou, Kriton Kalaitzidis Cinematography: Sebastian Richter, Pio Corradi Editing: Catherine Steghens Sound: Frank Behnke, Nikos Papadimitriou Music: Dimitris Papadimitriou Sets: Gabriele Binder, Anastassia Arseni Costumes: Gabriele Binder, Anastassia Arseni Cast: Jasmin Tabatabai, Vicky Volioti, Sharon Brouner, Frank Stieren, André Hennicke, Andreas Mannkopff, Keike Steinweg, Stefan Lohse, Ralf Knebel Production: Greek Film Centre, Jost Hering Filmproduktion, ZDF, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH. / World Sales: Jost Hering Filmproduktion, Gretfswalder Strasse, 10405 Berlin, Germany, tel.: 030-4435 9907-8, fax: 030-4435 9909 35mm / Colour 86' |
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When the father of Maria, a young Greek woman, dies unexpectedly, she flies to Berlin to visit her elder sister Helena, whom she believes to be living and working as a successful dancer. The two sisters have not seen each other for years. It's not long before Maria discovers Helena's secret: she has given up dancing and is working as a «croupier» in an illegal gambling club in Berlin. She is also a victim of her own addiction to gambling. After many dificulties, misunderstandings and dangers, the two sisters become closer. Maria's brief visit in Berlin is not only a catalyst for Helena's life, but for Maria's own life too.
Angeliki Antoniou
Born in Athens, in 1956. In 1980, she graduated from the Architecture School of the Thessaloniki Polytechnic. She won a scholarship to the DFFB Film and Television Academy in Berlin, where she studied from 1984 to 1989. She has also worked as a filmmaker and scriptwriter. FILMOGRAPHY 1983 Guten tag, hier ist Marianna ( short film) 1983 Karnaval ( documentary) 1984 The Night of the Snake ( short film) 1985 Under a Foreign Sky ( short film) 1986 Love With the Last Bite (short film) 1987 Persephone ( short film) 1987 Prisoners of the Sea (documentary) 1992 Donoussa 1997 Nights Gambled Away |
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