''Pity'' is a 2018 Greek
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
about
self-pity
Self-pity is an emotion in which one feels self-centered sorrow and pity toward the self in regards to one's own internal and external experiences of suffering. Self-pity has also been defined as an emotion "directed towards others with the goal ...
directed by
Babis Makridis. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the
2018 Sundance Film Festival
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017.
Awards
The following awards were presented:
* U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: '' Th ...
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Plot
A lawyer severely addicted to sadness is in a huge need for pity, and is willing to do everything to evoke it from others. His wife is in a coma after an accident and, as long as her convalescence goes on, friends and neighbours do everything they can to comfort him. Meanwhile, he is dealing with a new job in assisting two siblings whose father was brutally killed, and examines all the dynamics of the murder.
When his wife miraculously comes out from the coma, the lawyer is in distress, noting the pity he receives is slowly vanishing. At first, he lies to people, claiming his wife is still unconscious. However, once everybody knows she is very much alive, he realizes he can't go on with his lie. He decides to self-inflict a huge source of sorrow: he first abandons his dog pet in the middle of the sea. When that doesn't work, he decides to escalate. Using the same dynamics of the murder he is working on, he kills his father, his wife and his own son. Despite all this, he is still not able to cry. In the end, only the dog has survived, swimming back to the shore safe and sound.
Cast
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Yannis Drakopoulos as the lawyer
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Evi Saoulidou as the lawyer's wife
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Nota Tserniafski as the victim's daughter
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Makis Papadimitriou
Makis Papadimitriou ( el, Μάκης Παπαδημητρίου) is a Greek actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living ...
as the dry clean shop owner
Reception
The film holds an approval rating of on
Rotten Tomatoes
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, based on reviews, with an average rating of .
Metacritic
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gave the film a score of 77 out of 100 based on 5 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
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2018 films
2018 drama films
Greek drama films
2010s Greek-language films
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