Nikos Grammatikos
Directing
Biography
Nikos Grammatikos is a Greek director. He was born in Salamis in 1963. He studied Cinema and Mathematics. From 1984 to 1994 he was the producer of the radio program "Cinema on the Third Program" on the state radio. He has directed films and serials for Greek television. He has won awards in Greece and abroad for his films such as The King, Absent. Nikos Grammatikos currently teaches at film and theater schools.
Known For
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
The King
Two friends, former shooting champions get involved with the world of professional assassins.
A Time to Kill
The story follows the sporadic reunions of six friends during the seven year period of their integration into society. The reunions take place on their ancestral island, the setting of their common past. Every time they return "home" they carry with them the results of their personal choices. They also carry with them the effects of modern Greek society, a society the slowly but surely changes them, weathering their relationships, until they gradually lose contact with each other. The end of this epoch, will find them dispersed, confronting the dawn of an era where the pursuit of individual ambitions reigns.
Truants
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Medea, Louder Than My Thoughts
A lone car thief, meets a mysterious and charming woman who would be the love of his life but will lure him into a dangerous adventure.
U-Turn
A corrupt cop, Andrew, tries to flee the country after accidentally shooting his wife. His last resort for help: his estranged frocked brother, Nick.
The Wake
A snowy border mountain. A hunter has an unexpected encounter with a dramatic outcome. The roles of killer and victim alternate. The feelings of remorse, guilt, and the need for revenge prevail.
The Passage
With the youthful remembrance of the mysterious beauty he used to secretly admire from afar still etched in his mind, a young man will unexpectedly spot a dead ringer of her and attempt to appease his long-suppressed feelings.
The Night with Silena
A documentary about the life of Manolis Diamantidis, a boy who was born blind and abandoned by his parents. We will see how blind children perceive the world they have never seen, as well as how they manage to survive.