O vasilias

Its a classic anti-hero film; you have watched sooo many similar films.

This doesn't something new or different. The screenplay is "ok" (nothing superb, but ok, fine), the direction and script is also "ok" (fair, good, but nothing to get so much excited), with "ok" music (no other comment), etc.

Seriously, if you watched the FIRST (and ONLY GOOD) film "RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD", its almost the same... without the action, the fights, the chasing, etc. Its far more emotional this film here, obviously, its more dramatic (than "RAMBO"), but seriously, if you watch "RAMBO"... why to watch this one here too?

Its not a "masterpiece", its an "ok" dramatic film, that's all.

One of the best greek cult films with many great actors, based on a true story once happened in Douneika Achaias. Vaggelis, once he gets out of prison (made his time for drugs) decides to make a fresh start and decides to leave Athens. He goes to his father's village which is deserted and starts building the house from scratch. People in the near village don't take his arrival in good heart so they make everything for him to leave. Sad story for a man who wants to turn his life upside down and change for good but people never accept him. A film worth seeing. Music by Thanasis Papakonstantinou.

Perhaps, one of the most important and enjoyable Greek films i've seen in the last ten years..Excellent performances(especially yiannis zouganelis is great), well-written script and effective direction from a very special, for the Greek very average standards, auteur. A film, obviously influenced by Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, that could be a masterpiece if it avoided some evident and exaggerative situations and symbolizations in the end. Nevertheless, this is a movie which deserves our attention and belongs to that rare category of Greek movies which should be watched outside Greece. It's a shame that in Greece didn't work commercially, in addition with other fake and cursory big productions like Politiki Kouzina..

I m in a Green Land under a blue Sky But i see RED.

Indeed fellow mate from Greece, few Greek films can make such an impression. I don't really give a s##t whether it made a 'blockbuster' success - what I would really like for this film is to be given a chance for an international watching (the DVD i saw has English subtitles option) and that's great because it deserves to be seen outside Greece as well.

An accurate study on the culture and ethics of Greek country, especially that of a small community like a village. All acting is excellent, music also fits the mood great, the plot (based on a real story) is gripping, everything is perfect in this film which has nothing to do with the rest of the wanna-be Greek crap that gets wide distribution.

Grammatikos is a great visionary, his other film I have seen, "Apontes" is also great - but didn't make me the same impression as this did. Add that Giannis Zouganelis (comic legend, but also good actor) is also in it and you got a winner - by any measure - either you're a enthusiastic film buff (arty or not) or your an occasional film-goer, you have to see this great Greek film to appreciate it, and to see that THERE IS Greek cinema that has something to say, if rare.

And yes, there's woman skin for all to see, but fortunately not enough (and not filmed SEXY enough) to make the viewer distract from the true thing.

All thumbs up (hands and feet), easily one of my best Greek films so far!