Slaves in Their Bonds

Early 20th century, Corfu.Through the passion of the love affairs and the tension they create, unfolds the dramatic collapse of the noble Ofiomahos family, against the backdrop of the rise of the Greek bourgeoisie. The love between two young people – the romantic intellectual Alkis Sozomenos and the beautiful aristocrat Evlalia Ofiomahos – is sacrificed at the altar of a cruel financial exchange.The debt-ridden Ofiomahos family puts aside emotions and principles, and marries off their daughter to the wealthy doctor and deputy Aristidis Steriotis in order to salvage their fortune.

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Script: Ioannis Maroudas, Tonis Lykouressis, Maria Vardaka, based on the novel by Constantinos Theotokis Slaves in Their Bonds
Cinematography: Peter Salapatas
Editing: YorgosTriantafillou
Sound: Nikos Bougioukos
Music: Minos Matsas
Actors: Rinio Kyriazi (Evlalia Ofiomahou), Yannis Fertis (Alexadros Ofiomahos), Akis Sakellariou (Aristidis Steriotis), Dimitra Matsouka (Emilia Valsami), Irini Inglessi (Maria Ofiomahou), Christos Loulis (Yo
Production: NIK-S Movies
Producers: Nikos Sekeris
Co-production: Multichoice Hellas-Nova & ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corp., With the support of the GFC
Costumes: Bianca Nikolareizi
Sets: Constantinos Zamanis
Make Up: Evi Zafiropoulou
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2008
Duration: 127
Contact: Greek Film CentreT. +30 210 3678500F. +30 210 3648245 info@gfc.gr www.gfc.gr NIK-S Movies, GreeceNikos SekerisT. +30 210 5203525 F. +30 210 5203595niksmovies@gmail.com

Tonis Lykouressis

He comes from Zante. He studied Economics, Cinema Direction and Painting. He is a foundingmember of themagazine Modern Cinema. He works with Greek national television,mainly on documentaries that have to do with the Ionian Islands. Also, he directs for the theater. He teaches Acting and Cinema at the University of the Peloponnese. Since 2004 he has been the general secretary of Greek Film Directors’Guild.

Filmography

1978 The Girl with the Golden Hair
1982 The Sculptures’Blood
1986 Alkistis
1990 Ode to Glory (doc.)
1993 FromTheotokopoulos to Sezanne (doc.)
2002 The Song of Life (doc.)
2008 Slaves in Their Bonds