''Safe Sex'' is a
1999
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Greek comedy film written and directed by
Michalis Reppas and
Thanasis Papathanasiou
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Notable people with the name Thanasis or Thanassis include:
*Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek baske ...
. When the film was released in Greece, it was considered a
blockbuster
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Plot
The film features an
ensemble cast
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Structure
In contrast to ...
of Greek actors portraying various characters, each living his own story in
modern Greece
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Background
The Byzantine Empire had ...
. Almost everyone of the protagonists is interrelated to each other, and all live their own parallel stories which often converge at several points. Several professional actors appear briefly or in non-speaking
cameo roles.
As a result, there is no central plot or prominent protagonist who may be singled out. The major theme of the movie is sex and each character's approach to it, portrayed in a comedic way.
Cast
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Anna Panayiotopoulou
Anna Panayiotopoulou ( el, Άννα Παναγιωτοπούλου; born 30 July 1947) is a famous Greek actress that has starred in many series, films and theatrical plays.
She became famous after starring in the Greek series ''Madam Sousou'' ...
as Rena Drouga
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Mina Adamaki as Chloe
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Alexandros Antonopoulos as Apostolos Drougas
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Vaso Goulielmaki as Vivy
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Haris Grigoropoulos as Anestis
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Renia Louizidou as Anna
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Spiros Papadopoulos as Fedon
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Evelina Papoulia as Mary
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Tasos Halkias as Antonis
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Viki Koulianou as Veronica
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Arietta Moutousi as Kaiti
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Pavlos Haikalis
Pavlos Haikalis (also Chaikalis; el, Παύλος Χαϊκάλης) is a Greek actor and politician.
Biography
Pavlos Haikalis was born in Katakolo, Elis, on 30 October 1959. He, and his older brother Thanasis Haikalis (1948-2022), was rais ...
as Kostas
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Ieroklis Michailidis
Ieroklis Michailidis ( gr, Ιεροκλής Μιχαηλίδης, born 29 September 1960 in Ptolemaida) is a Greek actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 1992.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1960 birt ...
as Vardousis
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Sperantza Vrana
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She was born as Elpida Homatianou (''Ελπίδα Χωματιανού'') in Messolongi on 6 February, either in 1926 or ...
as Roberta
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Andreas Voutsinas
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as Audition Director
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Tzimis Panousis
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as Priest
References
External links
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1999 films
Greek comedy films
1990s Greek-language films
Greek LGBT-related films
1999 comedy films
1999 LGBT-related films
Films shot in Athens
LGBT-related comedy films
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