Pity (2018)

The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy, a man addicted to sadness, who has such need for pity, he's willing to do everything to evoke it from others. This is the life of a man in a world not cruel enough for him.

Director:

Babis Makridis

Writers:

Efthymis Filippou, Babis Makridis

Stars:

Yannis Drakopoulos, Evi Saoulidou, Pavlos Makridis

9 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yannis Drakopoulos	...	Lawyer (as Giannis Drakopoulos)
Evi Saoulidou	...	Wife
Pavlos Makridis	...	Son
Costas Xikominos	...	Nikos
Makis Papadimitriou	...	Dry clean shop owner
Nota Tserniafski	...	Victim's daughter (as Nota Cherniavsky)
Georgina Chryskioti	...	Good neighbor
Kostas Kotoulas	...	Grandpa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Evdoxia Androulidaki	...	Secretary
Viktor Arditis	...	Music teacher
Nikos Karathanos	...	Victim's son
Angeliki Papoulia	...	Woman at hospital
Vassilia Rozana	...	(as Vasileia Rozana)
Panagiotis Tasoulis	...	Boy at hospital
Marisha Triantafyllidou	...	Nurse

Storyline

With his comatose and hospitalised wife into a steadily critical condition, a neat and grief-stricken solicitor finds himself all alone to take care of his teenage son. Struggling to cope with a shocking new reality while shrouded by a thick veil of perpetual sadness, more and more, the stone-faced lawyer realises that extreme pain and misery can evoke intense pleasure, as the neighbours' unconditional sympathy becomes increasingly addictive. Now, the pained father's burgeoning dependence to pity and the kindness of others turns into a plentiful source of bliss, and he's prepared to go to great lengths to prolong it. However, what happens if, God forbid, his wife recovers?

---

Plot Keywords:

life | 

---

Taglines:

Stay Sad.

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lawyer: And then people stop pitying you. They get tired. Or something else, something even more tragic, distracts them. Just like that.

---

Connections

References The Champ (1979)

User Reviews

Pity this lovely film ended as it did, reducing drastically its total potential impact

First three fourths of the film is very good, the last one fourth is awful. That last quarter spoils the value of the entire film.

I was stunned by the screen-presence of actress Evi Saoulidou, who plays the wife recovering from coma. Though her screen time was teeny weeny, she is a Melina Mercouri award winner for stage acting in Greece. I do hope some top international directors pick her up for bigger significant roles in their forthcoming projects.

Details

Official Sites:

Faliro House [Greece]

Country:

Greece Poland

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

28 September 2018 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Pity

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$64,733

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beben Films, Faliro House Productions, Foss Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1