The King (2002 film)
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| name = The King
Ο Βασιλιάς
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| director = Nikos Grammatikos
| producer =
| writer = Nikos Grammatikos
Nikos Panayotopoulos
| starring = Vangelis Mourikis
Marilita Lambropoulou
Minas Hatzisavvas
| music = Thanasis Papakonstantinou
| cinematography = Giannis Daskalothanasis
| editing = Yannis Sakaridis
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2002|11|10}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = Greece
| language = Greek
| gross =
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The King ({{langx|el|Ο Βασιλιάς}}/O Vasilias) is a Greek drama film directed by Nikos Grammatikos. The film released in 2002 and stars Vangelis Mourikis, Marilita Lambropoulou and Minas Hatzisavvas. It won the Golden Piramide in 2003 Cairo International Film Festival as well as four awards in Greek State Film Awards.
Plot
A young man, recently released from prison, returns to his childhood hometown in order to escape from his recent criminal past. There, he is confronted with suspicion and hostility by local people, including the community leader. The only friendly person is the policeman. After his former girlfriend arrives, his past catches up with him and conflict with locals goes to extremes.{{cite web|title=The King|url=http://www.tainiothiki.gr/v2/lang_en/filmography/view/1/2393/|publisher=tainiothiki.gr|accessdate=27 February 2015}}
Cast
Awards
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|+ List of awards and nominations{{cite web|title=Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357282/awards?ref_=tt_awd|publisher=Imdb|accessdate=27 February 2015}}{{cite web|title=award 2002|url=http://tiff.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=971&year=2002|publisher=Thessaloniki International Film Festival|accessdate=27 February 2015}} ! Award !! Category !! Recipients and nominees !! Result | |||
| 2003 Cairo International Film Festival | Golden Pyramid | Nikos Grammatikos | {{win}} |
| rowspan="4"|2002 Greek State Film Awards | Third Best Film | Nikos Grammatikos | {{win}} |
| Best Actor | Vangelis Mourikis | {{win}} | |
| Best Set Decoration | Aglaia Zoiopoulou | {{win}} | |
| Best Sound | Antonis Samaras | {{win}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0357282}}
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Category:2000s Greek-language films
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