Matchbox (2002)
"Spirtokouto" (original title)

Dimitris, a grumpy middle-aged man, is having a hard time with his business partner on a particular decision as to opening a new business; and he's also having a hell of a time with his ... See full summary »

Director:

Yannis Economides

Writers:

Yannis Economides, Lenia Spiropoulou

Stars:

Errikos Litsis, Eleni Kokkidou, Costas Xikominos

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Errikos Litsis	...	Dimitris
Eleni Kokkidou	...	Maria
Costas Xikominos	...	Giorgos
Yannis Voulgarakis	...	Vangelis
Ioanna Ivanoudi	...	Margarita
Stavros Yagoulis	...	Loukas
Aggeliki Papoulia	...	Kiki
Serafita Grigoriadou	...	Angela

Storyline

Dimitris, a grumpy middle-aged man, is having a hard time with his business partner on a particular decision as to opening a new business; and he's also having a hell of a time with his family members. He has a really short temper, and the unpleasant behaviour of his nasty wife and his disrespectful children don't contribute much to his health.

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Plot Keywords:

vomit | shouting | slap | quarrel | hysteria | 

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Taglines:

Be aware. War in four walls!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Matchbox

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cassandra Films, Greek Film Center, Kino

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Psila ta heria Hitler (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Kryfi amartia"
Performed by Viktoria Halkiti
Composed by Haris Halkitis
Lyrics by V. Petrakis
Courtesy of Warner Music Greece (2000)

User Reviews

Really awful movie

It is a completely awful movie without any substantial plot. The characters are doing nothing else but screaming and insulting each other and they don't play their role naturally in some scenes. It's an effort to put out a Greek family with problems but this is done very extravagantly. I was tired during watching the movie. I expected something better. The characters seem to insult and shout just only to provoke. I think it's a patchwork without making any sense. It's definitely unsuitable for children or people who can't tolerate the abuse and the movies of type "lets write something quickly just to produce a film". There is no use of vocabulary's variety and no level. They humiliate the Greek family. So, if you don't like the nerves' war with the bad meaning, then don't watch that movie.