Guiness (2009)

Director:

Alexis Kardaras

Writers:

Alexis Kardaras, Nikos Panayotopoulos

Stars:

Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos, Markella Giannatou, Stelios Mainas

Cast

Credited cast:
Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos	...	Eftyhis 'Guiness'
Markella Giannatou	...	Maria
Stelios Mainas	...	Kostas
Antonis Kafetzopoulos	...	Policeman
Dimitris Alexandris	...	Errikos
Kostas Koronaios	...	Vasilis
Katerina Saropoulou
Adrian Frieling
Monica McShane	...	Julia
Andreas Mavraganis
Agapitos Mandalios
Giorgos Giannakakis
Akis Sakellariou	...	Miltos
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giannis Ballas	...	Hunter #2
Fotis Barbakis

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tavern | card playing | nickname | treasure map | on the run | 

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Taglines:

The most unfortunate comedy of the year.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

26 February 2009 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Γκίνες

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Attr@ttivo, Bad Movies, Graal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Love Song"
Performed by Mario Frangoulis
Lyrics by Antaios Hrysostomidis
Composed by Stavros Xarhakos

User Reviews

A down and out gambler goes after a buried treasure of gold

Alexis Kardaras directs "Guiness" with the help of the veteran Nikos Panayotopoulos on the script- yet it's the direction that wins the audience, and not the writing. "Guiness" has a somewhat simplistic plot with no impressive twists and turns, and it is almost entirely predictable. However, we can easily take a keen interest on the characters: especially the "Policeman", played expertly by Antonis Kafetzopoulos- here you can see this creative bond between the two men (Kardaras & Kafetzopoulos) expanding, a bond that flourished with "Plato's Academy" (2009) later; and you can trace the roots of this bond that can be found back to "I Gynaika einai Skliros Anthropos" (2005) and "I listeia" (1999). All in all a film you can easily watch and spend a pleasant 1 hr. & 1/2 with.