Smuggling Hendrix (2018)

Yiannis, a faded musician who is about to leave Cyprus for a better life abroad, sees his plans turned upside down when his dog runs away and crosses the Buffer Zone that separates the "... See full summary »

Director:

Marios Piperides

Writer:

Marios Piperides

Stars:

Adam Bousdoukos, Fatih Al, Vicky Papadopoulou

9 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Bousdoukos	...	Yiannis
Fatih Al	...	Hasan
Vicky Papadopoulou	...	Kika
Özgür Karadeniz	...	Tuberk
Giannis Kokkinos	...	Greek Officer 1 (as Yiannis Kokkinos)
Valentinos Kokkinos	...	Greek Officer 2
Georgia Constantinou	...	Landlady
Toni Dimitriou	...	Pambos
Marios Stylianou	...	Antonis
Andreas Phylactou	...	Giorgos
Charalambos Charalambou	...	Antique Shop Owner
Paul Stewart	...	UN Guard
Oya Akin	...	Hasan's Wife
Duslem Korkmazel	...	Hasan's Daughter
Edim Korkmazel	...	Hasan's Son

Storyline

Yiannis, a faded musician who is about to leave Cyprus for a better life abroad, sees his plans turned upside down when his dog runs away and crosses the Buffer Zone that separates the "Greek South" from the "Turkish North". Can he smuggle him back in?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Cyprus

Language:

Greek English Turkish

Release Date:

9 May 2019 (Cyprus)

Also Known As:

A kutyám nélkül sehova

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$226,749

Company Credits

Production Co:

AMP Filmworks, Pallas Film, View Master Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Cute comedy about Nicosia buffer zone and the intercommunal Cyprus problem

I was very hesitant going to watch this movie. I have watched a number of Cypriot-made movies, related to the partition of Cyprus and the intercommunal conflict between Greeks and Turks, some supposedly funny and some not. All of them, in varying degrees, have been pretty terrible. I am very pleased to say "Smuggling Hendrix" is the exception to the rule. The film is about the political and legal complexities and the ensuing adventures of trying to retrieve Jimi Hendrix, a mutt dog that strays into the other side. Unexpected relations develop among the protagonists from both sides of the border as inadvertently they get involved in smuggling Jimi back to home territory. It's clever, its cute, it's pleasantly watchable. First, the film makes excellent use of the scenery of the buffer zone in old Nicosia and its dilapidated old houses. The protagonists, including Jimi, criss-cross the divided city, sometimes legally and sometimes not. Second, there are no bad guys among the main characters, just a lot of politically confused, dogmatic individuals from all sides: Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, mainland Greeks, mainland Turks and...the UN. Third, this being a comedy, one does chuckle quite a bit, although it helps if one understands the peculiarities and intricacies of the Cyprus problem.