Thanasis in the land of the cuff (1976)
Overview
The movie is about dictatorships in Greece – first, the Metaxas regime (1936-1940), and then the Colonels’ Junta (1967-74). In Part One, the Metaxas regime is depicted as a circus, where Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is a clown trying to conceal a young colleague’s subversive action. In Part Two, we see Thanasis suffer because of his honesty and kindness, in a country where the system’s irrationality is clearly evident.
Cast
Thanasis Veggos
Thanasis
Antonis Papadopoulos
clown
Ilias Logothetis
circus boss
Aina Maouer
Manouli
Takis Halas
4th August representative
Giorgos Tzifos
21st April representative
Mihalis Giannatos
Vangelis Traiforos
Kostas Mendis
Mihalis Desilas
Apostolos Souglakos
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