The King (2002)
Overview
A 35-year old man, just released from jail, decides to make a clean break from the big city and his troubled past. He retreats to the abandoned village his father came from and moves into an old, collapsing house. Alone, far from the bigger village and doing petty jobs to survive, he will strive to find himself once more. Amidst a haze of suspicion and scorn by villagers who treat him an intruder, his past catches up to him in the form of his girlfriend from Athens. Conflict is inescapable
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | el |
| Popularity | 1.008 |
Directed By
Nikos Grammatikos
TOP CAST
Vangelis Mourikis
Vangelis Farmakoris
Marilita Lambropoulou
Maria
Minas Hatzisavvas
Petros Voliotis
Babis Giotopoulos
Mayor
Vivi Koka
Vivika
Tasos Nousias
Anastasis
Evangelia Adreadaki
Georgia
Kostas Kalokairinos
Mihalis (as Konstantinos Kalokairinos)
Periklis Lianos
Thanasis
Karafil Shena
Alberto
Alexia Veronikiati
Angeliki
Yannis Zouganelis
Giannis
Anna Vagena
Vangelis's mother
Dimitra Hatoupi
District Attorney
Prokopis Doukas
News Presenter
Yorgos Evgenikos
Mentzelopoulos
Adrian Frieling
German Local
Thaleia Matika
Reporter
Christos Skordas
Che's Bodyguard
Rasmi Tsopela
Mayor's wife
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