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The King
The King

The King

Genres

Drama

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A 35-year old man, just released from jail, decides to make a clean break from the big city and his troubled past. He retreats to the abandoned village his father came from and moves into an old, collapsing house. Alone, far from the bigger village and doing petty jobs to survive, he will strive to find himself once more. Amidst a haze of suspicion and scorn by villagers who treat him an intruder, his past catches up to him in the form of his girlfriend from Athens. Conflict is inescapable

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

09 November 2002

Country

Greece

Cast

Vangelis Mourikis

Vangelis Mourikis

Vangelis Farmakoris

Marilita Lambropoulou

Marilita Lambropoulou

Maria

Minas Hatzisavvas

Minas Hatzisavvas

Petros Voliotis

Babis Giotopoulos

Babis Giotopoulos

Mayor

Vivi Koka

Vivi Koka

Vivika

Tasos Nousias

Tasos Nousias

Anastasis

Evangelia Adreadaki

Evangelia Adreadaki

Georgia

Kostas Kalokairinos

Kostas Kalokairinos

Mihalis (as Konstantinos Kalokairinos)

Antonis Alexiou

Antonis Alexiou

Periklis Lianos

Periklis Lianos

Thanasis

Karafil Shena

Karafil Shena

Alberto

Alexia Veronikiati

Alexia Veronikiati

Angeliki

Yannis Zouganelis

Yannis Zouganelis

Giannis

Anna Vagena

Anna Vagena

Vangelis's mother

Dimitra Hatoupi

Dimitra Hatoupi

District Attorney

Prokopis Doukas

Prokopis Doukas

News Presenter

Yorgos Evgenikos

Yorgos Evgenikos

Mentzelopoulos

Adrian Frieling

Adrian Frieling

German Local

Hristos Glykos

Hristos Glykos

Alexandros Kalpakidis

Alexandros Kalpakidis

Thanos Kontogiorgis

Thanos Kontogiorgis

Antonis Krobas

Antonis Krobas

Thaleia Matika

Thaleia Matika

Reporter

Dorota Nikiporczyk

Dorota Nikiporczyk

Stelios Petsos

Stelios Petsos

Manolis Protonotarios

Manolis Protonotarios

Angela Sakellariou

Angela Sakellariou

Christos Skordas

Christos Skordas

Che's Bodyguard

Dimitris Stratakis

Dimitris Stratakis

Rasmi Tsopela

Rasmi Tsopela

Mayor's wife

Sofia Vogiatzaki

Sofia Vogiatzaki

Nellie Zaka

Nellie Zaka

Nikos Zoiopoulos

Nikos Zoiopoulos

Hristos Zotos

Hristos Zotos

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