Thanasis in the land of the cuff
The movie is about dictatorships in Greece – first, the Metaxas regime (1936-1940), and then the Colonels’ Junta (1967-74). In Part One, the Metaxas regime is depicted as a circus, where Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is a clown trying to conceal a young colleague’s subversive action. In Part Two, we see Thanasis suffer because of his honesty and kindness, in a country where the system’s irrationality is clearly evident.
Cast
Thanasis Veggos
as Thanasis
Antonis Papadopoulos
as clown
Ilias Logothetis
as circus boss
Aina Maouer
as Manouli
Takis Halas
as 4th August representative
Giorgos Tzifos
as 21st April representative
Mihalis Giannatos
as
Vangelis Traiforos
as
Kostas Mendis
as
Mihalis Desilas
as
