Evil - In the Time of Heroes (2009)
"To kako - Stin epohi ton iroon" (original title)

Director:

Yorgos Noussias

Writers:

Claudio Bolivar (story), Christos Houliaras (story),

Stars:

Dinos Avgoustidis, Orfeas Avgoustidis, Hristos Biros

Cast

Credited cast:
Dinos Avgoustidis	...	Nikias
Orfeas Avgoustidis	...	Alkiviades
Hristos Biros	...	Kyr-Kostas
Anthony Burk	...	Sniper #2
Yorgos Chraniotis	...	Pelopidas
Skotis Drosos	...	Mageiras
Meletis Georgiadis	...	Meletis
Andreas Kontopoulos	...	Vakirtzis
Pepi Moschovakou	...	Marina
Aristarchos Papadaniel	...	Zombie
Ioanna Pappa	...	Vicky
Argiris Thanasoulas	...	Argyris
Thanos Tokakis	...	Johnny
Apostolis Totsikas	...	Androkles
Mary Tsoni	...	Jenny

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | ancient greece | greek

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Taglines:

The prophecy speaks about the hero who will send the Evil to... Hell

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [gr]

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

1 October 2009 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Evil - In the Time of Heroes

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Box Office

Budget:

€740,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audio Visual Enterprises, Boo Productions, Ekso Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the zombies where amateurs and volunteers.

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Connections

Follows Evil (2005)

User Reviews

A glorious failure

Viewed at the Festival de Cannes 2010

A sequel to the way, way better 2005 film, Evil In The Time Of Heroes is, sadly, a mess on every level. Previous reviewers have said this is a Greek film for Greeks! And I am sure in the original language the characters and situations have far more resonance. But nothing can disguise the fact that in terms of what matter; story, script, characters, development, direction and, well, everything that goes into a film, this production got away from all those concerned and, at best, looks like it's being made up and improvised as it goes along.

Now this isn't necessarily a bad thing, because let's-do-the-show-right-here can still have its charms. But for Evil In The Time Of Heroes this doesn't apply because the film is so confusing in terms of narrative and continuity it's impossible to figure out hows and whys. Historical flashbacks, featuring Billy Zane (I think a sad effort to throw in a 'name' after everything else has failed) try to make sense of what's going on but serve only to add more confusion.

Okay, so the story makes no sense but there's always the acting, right? Not in this case! This is one of those films best viewed with your eyes closed! But maybe these people are big in Greece and household names, so who knows? In any event, there is every Greek stereotype on display here, but since that's the Greeks poking fun at themselves I've no beef with that.

To end on a positive note: I really do respect anyone who makes a film and Evil In The Time Of Heroes makes a real effort. Unfortunately it doesn't go anywhere. If the film makers return to their roots, examine how and why the 2005 film works and this bigger-budgeted one doesn't, then here's all success to their third outing.