When Tamtakos' house is brought down by the bulldozer a record company makes him a proposition for a new band.
Acting
Mihalis Mosios carries the whole film with chaotic, lovable desperation.
Score
Live band sequences that capture rebetiko spirit authentically.
Production
Athens locations frozen in 1983 — a time capsule of urban Greece.
Director
Kostas Karagiannis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures the 1980s Greek economic crisis through comedy — urban renewal projects were literally demolishing traditional neighborhoods like Plaka and replacing them with concrete.
Mosios was primarily a stage actor; this rare leading film role was written specifically for his signature 'everyman' persona developed in Karagiannis' earlier collaborations.
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