The Very Poor, Inc. (2000)
"Pamptohoi A.E." (original title)

Director:

Antonis Kokkinos

Writers:

Yorgos Kotanidis, Panagiotis Pashidis (supervising writer)

Stars:

Giannis Bezos, Renia Louizidou, Hristos Valavanidis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Giannis Bezos	...	Odysseas
Renia Louizidou	...	Maria
Hristos Valavanidis	...	Nondas Papadopoulos
Dimitris Tzoumakis	...	Thymios Hloridis
Yorgos Kotanidis	...	Giorgos Haramis
Dimitris Kaberidis	...	Mitsos
Dafni Labroyanni
Vicky Protogeraki
Maria Georgiadou
Sofi Zanninou
Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos	...	Client at the bank
Kostas Kazanas
Nandia Boule
Giorgos Velakis
Anastasios Vasiliou

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

12 January 2001 (Greece)

Also Known As:

The Very Poor, Inc.

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alpha TV, FilmNet, Greek Film Center

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

It's all about rubbish...!

Odysseus is a model employee in Haramis Inc, a large company with an unscrupulous boss, Mr Haramis. When an oil spill puts the boss in a difficult situation, Odysseus gets the blame and he is sent to jail unfairly. In jail, he meets a junkyard dealer and an out-of-work mathematician with a fixation on the chaos theory. The three meet again once out of jail and decide to start a rubbish recycling company, which unfortunately, soon becomes successful enough to challenge the profits of Haramis Inc. Odysseus and his former boss cross swords again and end up in court - The moot point, who owns rubbish? This is an enjoyable movie which is lightweight enough to provide quite a few laughs but also carries a hint of a moral about our consumer society and the enormous problem of waste generation and disposal. Excellent performances by Yannis Bezos and Renia Louizidou, as well by the rest of the well-selected cast complement the film.