''The King'' ( el, Ο Βασιλιάς/O Vasilias) is a Greek drama film directed by

Nikos Grammatikos Nikos Grammatikos ( el, Νίκος Γραμματικός; born 13 October 1969) is a Greek former handball player and current coach. He competed at the Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2 ...

. The film released in 2002 and stars

Vangelis Mourikis Vangelis Mourikis ( el, Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης) is a Greek film actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first works. In 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to ind ...

Marilita Lambropoulou Marilita Lambropoulou ( el, Μαριλίτα Λαμπροπούλου, ''Marilíta Lampropoúlou''; born July 15, 1974, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek people, Greek actress. She is very popular with home audiences for her work in films like ''Athens ...

and

Minas Hatzisavvas Minas Hatzisavvas ( gr, Μηνάς Χατζησάββας; 28 January 1948 – 30 November 2015) was a Greek actor. He appeared in many films, television series and theatre plays with great success. He initially studied in France and later at the ...

. It won the Golden Piramide in 2003 Cairo International Film Festival as well as four awards in

Greek State Film Awards The Greek State Film Awards ( el, Κρατικά Βραβεία Κινηματογράφου) was a part of Thessaloniki International Film Festival concerning exclusively Greek movies. It was one of the most important events in Greek cinema, from ...

Plot

A young man, recently released from prison, returns to his childhood hometown in order to escape from his recent criminal past. There, he is confronted with suspicion and hostility by local people, including the community leader. The only friendly person is the policeman. After his former girlfriend arrives, his past catches up with him and conflict with locals goes to extremes.

Cast

* Babis Giotopoulos * Vivi Koka *

Tasos Nousias Tasos Nousias ( el, Τάσος Νούσιας; born 12 August 1973) is a Greek actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1996. Selected filmography References External links * 1973 births Living people Greek male film ...

* Evangelia Andreadaki

Awards

References

External links

* 2002 films 2002 drama films Greek drama films 2000s Greek-language films 2000s Greek films {{Greece-film-stub