''The Loser Takes It All'' ( el, Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα, translit=O chamenos ta pairnei ola, italic=yes) is a 2002

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, the seventh feature film directed by

Nikos Nikolaidis Nikos Georgiou Nikolaidis ( el, Νίκος Γεωργίου Νικολαΐδης; 25 October 1939 – 5 September 2007) was a Greek film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, theatre director, assistant director, record producer, televi ...

. The film, produced by the Greek Film Center and Greek Television ET-1, is the last part of the "Years of Cholera" trilogy beginning with ''

The Wretches Are Still Singing ''The Wretches Are Still Singing'' ( el, Τα Κουρέλια Τραγουδάνε Ακόμα..., translit=Ta Kourelia Tragoudane Akoma...) is a 1979 Greek dramatic experimental independent surrealist underground art film directed by Nikos Niko ...

'' ( 1979) and '' Sweet Bunch'' ( 1983) which deals with the last decades of the twentieth century. Production of the film was finished by September 2002. The film was first screened at the

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on 15 November 2002 and its theatrical release began on 31 January 2003. The film received the Best Director Award and Kostas Gikas received the Best Cinematographer Award for it at the

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in November 2002.

Plot

The story revolves around five characters: a fortysomething, the "Man," who has memories from the "years of cholera;" an alcoholic woman, Odetti, who goes by the pseudonym of "Madame Raspberry;" a Senegalese stripper named Mandali; the "Little Guy," a guitar player and music lover; and Elsa, the protagonist's ex-girlfriend who is now a barwoman. The characters meet in order to fulfill their longstanding dream: leaving the city for an exotic island on a journey of no return. Thus they get involved with the dark world of the night.

Crew

*Director and Writer:

*Producer:

*Music and Soundtrack:

Giannis Aggelakas Giannis Aggelakas (Greek: Γιάννης Αγγελάκας) is a Greek singer, songwriter, and poet. Best known as the former lead singer of the Greek rock band Trypes, he maintains a productive solo career since 2000 having experimented with ...

and Simeon Nikolaidis *Cinematographer: Kostas Gikas *Editor: Giorgos Triandafyllou *Set Decorator and Costume Designer: Marie-Louise Bartholomew *Makeup Artist: Katerina Oikonomidoy *Sound: Antonis Samaras *Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kostas Varybopiotis

Cast

as Man *Simeon Nikolaidis as Little Guy *Jenny Kitseli as Odetti *Ifigenia Asteriadi as Elsa *Louise Attah as Mandali *Ioanna Pappa as Melissa *Savva Loumi as Blonde *Melissa Stoili as Agni *Maro Mavri as Television Woman *Christos Houliaras as Cameraman *George Houliaras as First Dealer *Kostas Katsikis *Dimitris Katsimanis as Short Guy *Themis Katz as Second Dealer *Stefanos Lazarinos as Third Dealer *Grigoris Pimenidis as Detective *Notis Pitsilos as Pawnbroker *Takis Tsagaris as "El Dorado" Boss *Michele Valley as Dead Mother

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains the following songs: *"It's a Wonderful World" by Simeon Nikolaidis *"Space in Time" by Simeon Nikolaidis *"Into Town" by Simeon Nikolaidis The soundtrack was released in 2003 by the company Hitch Hyke Records and includes twenty-eight pieces (mostly instrumental), including the song "The Loser Takes It All" ( el, «Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα,» tr. "O chamenos ta pairnei ola") sung by

. It was later reissued by Aggelakas' record label All Together Now.

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