Angelos

Angelos, a young homosexual man, handles his diverse sexuality in a discreet way within a hostile and wretched environment. He meets and falls in love with a sailor called Mihalis, who persuades him to move in with him. Mihalis, adopting an attitude which mostly consists of emotional blackmailing, pushes Angelos into prostitution. However, life in the streets proves too hard and Angelos will not endure for long all this violent display of deprivation upon his body. Therefore, with all the love that’s left inside of him, he murders his lover… The film is based on a true event.

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Direction: Yorgos Katakouzinos

Script: Yorgos Katakouzinos

Cinematography: Tasos Alexakis

Editing: Aristeidis Karydis-Fuchs

Sound: Marinos Athanasopoulos

Music: Stamatis Spanoudakis

Actors: Michalis Maniatis, Dionysis Xanthos, Katerina Helmy, Vassilis Tsaglos, Yorgos Bartis, Maria Alkeou, Aleka Toumazatou, Eleni Kourkoula, Aliki, Tassos Papadakis, Babis Sarigiannidis, Nikos Kouros, Stelios Lionakis, Michalis Giannatos

Production: GFC, info@gfc.gr

Producers: Yorgos Katakouzinos

Costumes: Maria Maniati

Sets: Marilena Aravantinou

Camera: Yorgos Karadimos

Make Up: Fani Alexaki

Format: 35mm

Color: Color

Production Country: Greece

Production Year: 1982

Duration: 126΄

Awards/Distinctions: Best Leading Actor, Best Film, Best Screenplay – 23th Thessaloniki IFF 1982

Yorgos Katakouzinos

He was born in Alexandria in 1943. He studied film in Athens and Paris, and worked next a large number of great directors, namely Agnès Varda and Costa Gavras. He shot several documentaries for the Greek and French television. He passed away in August of 2013.