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Content Advisory: Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 05/30/2000 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 0 mins Studio: Water Bearer Films Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Gay & Lesbian Films

In a year when the Cannes Film Festival honored the histrionic shrieking of Isabelle Adjani in Possession with a Best Actress Award, it should come as no surprise that this similarly melodramatic Greek film from Yiorgos Katakouzinos was one of the most discussed entries in the Directors' Fortnight. It stars Michalis Maniatis as Angelos, a young gay man with a drunken father, a crazy mother, and a crippled sister. Angelos falls in love with a dodgy sociopathic Marine named Michalis (Dionyssis Xanthos), who turns him into a transvestite hooker. When Angelos gets arrested and kicked out of the army, his father commits suicide and Michalis starts beating and raping the grieving Angelos. Finally, it's all too much for Angelos to take and he bloodily stabs Michalis to death in his sleep. Not what one would describe as "subtle," the film still benefits from a memorable performance by Maniatis, who hits every discordant note that Katakouzinos' script demands of him with admirable depth and realism. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Michalis Maniatis
Maria Alkeou
Dionyssis Xanthos

This controversial and hard-hitting Greek drama gets a simple presentation for its release on North American DVD. Angelos (aka Angel) has been given a full-frame transfer to disc in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and the audio, in Greek, has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. No bonus materials have been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide