Glykia symmoria (1983)

The diary of the life and death of a group of "amoral" young people, who have reached the point of no return and seek something to believe in and to die for. Their behavior brings them to ... See full summary »

Director:

Nikos Nikolaidis

Writer:

Nikos Nikolaidis

Stars:

Despina Tomazani, Dora Masklavanou, Takis Moschos

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Despina Tomazani	...	Sofia
Dora Masklavanou	...	Marina
Takis Moschos	...	Argyris
Takis Spiridakis	...	Andreas
Alkis Panagiotidis	...	Xanthos
Lenia Polycrati	...	Roza
Konstantinos Tzoumas	...	Kostantinos
Dinos Makris
Andreas Tsafos
Haris Romas
Takis Loukatos
Alkmini Stavrou
Marianna Koutalou
Katerina Sigountou
Fay Tsanetopoulou

Storyline

The diary of the life and death of a group of "amoral" young people, who have reached the point of no return and seek something to believe in and to die for. Their behavior brings them to the attention of the State. A discreet surveillance begins. A vigilante group monitors their house, headed by a nameless blonde man.

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Plot Keywords:

death | surveillance | ex convict | gang | violence | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

19 October 1983 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Sweet Bunch

Filming Locations:

Kifissia, Athens, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Afoi Vergeti, Greek Film Center

Technical Specs

Runtime:

154 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Athens Film Critics Association Best Picture Award.

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Quotes

Marina: Are you nuts? What have you done?
Sofia: I killed him a bit.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Glykia Marata"
Composed by Leo Rapitis
Lyrics by Kostas Kofiniotis
Performed by Kakia Mendri

User Reviews

Thank god for sidewalk sidelines

A former jailbird that demands to listen to some Muddy Waters in order to perform well in a soft core movie. A prostitute that states that the revolution is being forcible entered into. A girl that hangs out with some strange characters that might be informants. A new-wave styled small time conman. And a porn actress who is along for the ride. Whats common between those petty criminals? They all live in the outskirts of society, in a grotesque old mansion, doing small time crimes in order to survive, and killing time (extra curricular activities include sex, drugs and partying).Probably they are the most rock and roll gang in the history of Greek cinema, probably not.

Surely they are a posse of romantics waiting for reality to (brutally) come into their lives and exterminate them. A group of rebels without a hope, lovable criminals an cult heroes...probably one of the most beautiful gangland movies ever made. Hence the