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Adrian Frieling

Adrian Frieling

Acting

Biography

Adrian Frieling is the first and only German actor in Greece, who performed in 50+ Greek theatre productions and in 30+ movies, filmed in Greece. Born in Hamburg, grew up in Bremen, he studied "Applied Cultural Sciences" (fine arts and literature /theatre/film, in theory and practice [=acting, dramatics, directing]) at the University of Hildesheim, Germany. Master of Arts. Until 2000, he acted in more than 20 theatre productions of awarded German theatre company "Theater Mahagoni" and others in Hildesheim, Hannover, Berlin, Leipzig, Jena. Since 1998 he lives in Athens, working as theatre-director, and as actor with the directors: Michael Marmarinos, Angela Brouskou, Yorgos Valais, Roula Pateraki, Elli Papakonstantinou, Vassilis Noulas, Albrecht Hirche and others, and acting in film (/tv/web) with directors: Vassilis Mazomenos, Haris Raftogiannis, Nikias Chryssos, Costa-Gavras, Nikos Panayotopoulos, Constantine Giannaris, Stathis Athanasiou, Stefanos Tsivopoulos, and others.

Known For

Murders on the Belfry
8.7

The mystery of this most divine comedy will begin to unravel with little evidence, many suspects and countless hilarious situations.

Murders on the Belfry

2023
Spring Awakening
4.6

Contemporary Athens: A gang of teenage thieves and romantic anarchists test the limits of their youthful rebellion and play out their own tragic spring awakening against the backdrop of a dying city.

Spring Awakening

2016
The King
7.2

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

2002
Kala azar
3.8

A young couple employed by a pet crematorium finds fulfilment in respectfully removing cadavers. Their love blossoms in an environment where the boundaries between human and animal are fading. When they hit a stray dog, their relationship starts to derail.

Kala azar

2020
USSAK
6.0

In a suffering country somewhere in the near future, a community of misfits who live in a state of decadence and paranoia, tries to claim a decent life, fighting against an authoritarian oppressive regime.

USSAK

2017
The Limousine
4.4

Three friends from 60s Paris attempt a road trip to modern-day Greece, looping in and out of fantasy and questioning absolutely everything. A situation comedy and a coming-of-age fairy tale or, according to the director himself, "a film that can be heard". Starring Nikos Kouris, Doukissa Nomikou, Dimitris Katalifos and Pavlos Haikalis. Lifetime Achievement Award to Nikos Panagiotopoulos

The Limousine

2014
The Light Touch
3.7

Sexy puckish pickpocket Becky, a Bugs Bunny of a girl, is teasing a wallet out of a purse on a crowded Athens metro when she notices Miranda, falls in love, and the chase is on. Oops, Becky picks the pocket of a policeman on vacation, her Elmer Fudd, and he's obsessed with catching her.

The Light Touch

2021
The River
N/A

Makis comes from the modern world, while Maria lives in a forgotten one. What is "progress" for him is a threat to her. A car accident brings them closer, and the orgasmic taste of Nuggets brings them even closer. But it takes much more to be together.

The River

2025
Kazantzakis
6.0

The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.

Kazantzakis

2017
A Pure Place
5.0

A tale of dirt, soap, and magic set in a cult on a remote Greek island.

A Pure Place

2021
Purgatory
1.5

A monk leads a procession. A girl is rescued from prostitution. Two college students become perpetrators of violent crimes. An elderly man falls victim to a police officer. A couple tries to repair their relationship. A woman expresses her anger to a civil servant. A man kidnaps his best friend. Seven different stories about love in modern Greece, from people who seek it, find it, lose it.

Purgatory

2022
Lines
N/A

Greece nowadays. Seven different stories about seven persons who have already reached their limits and finally fall apart. Despite their seemingly obvious connection they are simultaneously connected through a common desperate action: the last phone call to the psychological support center called "life line". It's their last hope. As no one can really help them, even then, they all remain another part of the contemporary Greek tragedy. Written by Horme Pictures

Lines

2016
-1
8.2

It's summertime in Athens and everything seems grey except for the fuchsia pink hair of lovestruck 15-year-old Elsa.

-1

2015