U-turn

Andreas is a car thief. The cars he steals he turns over to people with whom he has minimal relations. His only friends are a prostitute who helps him in his jobs and a fisherman with whom he once did time in jail. One day he has a chance encounter with Ismini who lures him into a dangerous game.

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Script: Nikos Grammatikos, Minas Hatzisavvas
Cinematography: Costis Gikas
Editing: Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Sound: Antonis Samaras
Music: Kyriakos Sfetsas
Actors: Minas Hatzisavvas (Andreas), Alexandra Sakellaropoulou (Ismini), Yorgos Ninios (lover), Yorgos Moroyannis (fisher), Nikos Dimitratos (taxi driver), Stella Kazazi (prostitute), Yorgos Yannopoulos (ga
Production: Nikos Grammatikos, Panayotis Papahatzis
Producers: Panayotis Papahatzis
Sets: Youla Zoiopoulou, Nikos Zoiopoulos
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 1991
Duration: 85

Nikos Grammatikos

He was born in Salamina in 1963 and studied Mathematics and Film Directing in Athens. From 1984 to 1994 he produced the radio program The Third Program goes to the Movies. The King won the Culture Ministry’s 3rd National Cinema Award, as well as the awards for Best Actor, Best Sets and Best Sound, while The Wake won the 2nd National Cinema Award.

Filmography

1987 Macrothen – From Far Away (short)
1988 Dangerous Zone (short)
1989 Abacus (short)
1991 U-turn
1993 A Time to Kill
1996 Truants
1998 Night Flowers (doc.)
2002 The King
2005 The Wake