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Tsiou

Presented at
Cinemas
Date
2005

In the depths of addiction, one short year after the 2004 Summer Olympics, substance-dependent Tsiou finds himself confronted with an unexpected and equally grave crisis. And, as desperate Tsiou combs the eerily quiet streets of sweltering, mid-August Athens to score, he unwittingly sets in motion a frenzied quest for 2 grams of heroin.

But, against the backdrop of the nearly vacant capital, this is easier said than done. Now, everyone is involved in Tsiou’s urgent demand. The question is, will he get what he wants in time?

In collaboration with Nikos Stratakos under the alias “The Savage Mambas”, Emmanouel Rovithis composed ambient and techno music that underscores the film’s bittersweet blend of humour and tragedy—qualities that have since made it a cult classic, and granted it three awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival (Best Screenplay, Best New Director, and the FIPRESCI Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics).

Credits

Written and Directed by Makis Papadimitratos
Cast: Alexandros Parisis, Makis Papadimitratos, Anastasis Kolovos, Jenny Theona, Kalliopi Tzermani, Errikos Litsis
Music: Emmanouel Rovithis (feat. NS as The Savage Mambas), Konstantinos Vita, Vodkatini

Naftemporiki
The most famous independent film Greek cinema has ever produced. An authentic cult masterpiece that defined the 2000s and an entire generation, with lines still quoted to this day. Through unapologetic humour and cinematic simplicity, it offers an unprecedented anatomy of life on the margins
LIFO
The film’s music taps into the pulse of the city—an energetic, beat-driven electronic soundtrack."
News247
The intense musicality also contributes to this harmonious mix (excellent musical composition and sound design by Emmanouel Rovithis) which "binds" with Aris Biniaris' directorial perspective and subsequently imbues the acting of his actors with rhythm in speech, breaths and their body."
Efsyn
"The intense music of Emmanouel Rovithis and the choreography of Evi Oikonomou move the stage in the steps of a Kafkaesque nightmare."

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