Summary17-year-old Sasha (Papadopolous) is the center of a gang of hustling kids who live on the drug infested fringes of Athens society. Kazakhstan refugees, they are shunned in their new homeland, even though they are ethnic Greeks.
Directed By:Constantine Giannaris
Written By:Constantine Giannaris
From the Edge of the City
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Brutal yet lyrical film.
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If it's not an entirely wholesome portrait of the immigrant experience, it's certainly an entertaining one.
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Gratuitous, yes, but Giannaris has the visual finesse to make it work.
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Underdeveloped and badly diluted by overlong -- and overly stylized -- forays into the drug use, street hustling and cultural alienation that mostly affects the boys' friends.
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An impressive work that's ultimately undone by its excessive style.
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The viewer, though unavoidably alert, is before long too numb to care.
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Feels like a Greek version of "My Own Private Idaho."
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Production Company:
- Greek Film Centre (GFC)
- Hot Shot
- Mythos Ltd.
- Rosebud
Release Date:Apr 21, 2000
Duration:1 h 34 m
Tagline:Easy money... That's what you fall in love with.
Awards
Thessaloniki Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Stockholm Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Political Film Society, USA
• 1 Nomination
