Thanasis in the land of the cuff

Original title: Ο Θανάσης στη Χώρα της Σφαλιάρας

88 minutes • 1976 • 6.0 Score

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.

Panos Glykofrydis

Director