The Arm Wrestler by Yorgos Goussis

Short Film | 22 minutes

09.07.2020

Second Best Short Film Award in Athens International Film Festival 2019. The film is available online from July 16 to 21.

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Synopsis

Panayiotis is a 30-year-old champion in the sport of hand wrestling (bras de fer) and the owner of a cafe in a remote village. On the occasion of an upcoming match in Athens and his training for it, the film builds the portrait of a young man who oscillates daily between his dreams and the reality of life in the Greek countryside.

Festivals & Awards

Awards:

2nd Best Short Film Award, Athens International Film Festival 2019
IRIS Award of the Hellenic Film Academy for Best Short Documentary in 2020

Credits

Starring: Panayiotis Goussis
Director: Yorgos Goussis
Screenplay: Yorgos Goussis, Giorgos Koutsaliaris
Cinematography: Giorgos Koutsaliaris
Sound: Yrgos Goussis
Editing: Yorgos Goussis, Giorgos Koutsaliaris
Produced by: Ohmydog Productions
Sound Design: Giannis Giannakopoulos
Music: Panagiotis Pantazis