Yannis Bostantzoglou

Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema (2024)

The documentary Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Greek Cinema explores the role of the producer in the creative process of Greek cinema, highlighting the complexity and unseen creative role that distinguishes this special profession. ...

Jackpot (2021)

Journey from Greece (2017)

Djam, a young Greek woman, is sent to Istanbul by her uncle Kakourgos, a former sailor with a passion for Rebetiko, to find a rare part that will repair their boat. In Istanbul, she encounters Avril, a nineteen-year-old French girl, alone and without any m ...

The Manaviko (2017)

Fate (2015)

On a small island, a saint is about to be canonized by the church. His icon has no face. According to local lore, one night the saint stepped out of the icon, visited the fair and scandalized the believers. He was ashamed of his behavior and never returned ...

Tonight We Dine at Iokastis (2015)

When one fine morning a peaceful neighborhoods disrupted by the unexpected disappearance of a Latvian manicurist, Iocasti Papadamou joins forces with ingenious, albeit completely naive, neighbor in order to shed light on the bizarre case. ...

Three Eggholders, Almost Four (2014)

Haralabos is at his late forties and he has just lost his dog. He decides to fill his empty space and time with a collection: on a whim, he chooses to collect egg holders. Until one day he meets Dimitra, an avid collector and also a loner. Their relationsh ...

The Final Payoff (2014)

A former boxer, Grigoris, abandoned his dream long ago. He now follows the rules of the underworld, working for Markos. Together with his partner Christos, he has taken on the difficult role of collecting debts from people who are unable to pay. Through an ...

Norway (2014)

In 1984, photophobic Zano arrives in Athens and quickly gets devoured by the dark underbelly of the capital city. ...

Bird of Cyprus (2014)

The gangster kidnapping of a popular Greek actress in Athens, the adventurous wandering in the Mediterranean, the unexpected capture by the Turks and the venture to realize a bold dream. ...

Poker Face (2012)

Niki when she was still a child she had a gift. A stuffed parrot that brought her luck. Thanks to that her father and his friends were able to win in gambling in order to make a living. One day though a friend of her's steals the parrot and as a result her ...

L (2012)

The protagonist, aged 40, lives in his car and receives his family at fixed times. His employer is a rich narcoleptic who can't drive. The driver provides him with special honey. But when an even better driver comes along, he loses his job and decides to l ...

Free All Around (2011)

Sissy tries to cope despite lots of problems. Her brother Harry asks her for financial support to produce his feature film about the first Greek rocket in space. Harry describes the plot of his film to Sissy so vividly that we also see his film on screen. ...

Without Borders (2010)

Thanasis, a cotton candy vendor from Athens, has been caring for little Melissa since she was a baby when her mother, an immigrant prostitute, thought it best to leave the girl behind while seeking fortune in America. Her unexpected appearance five years l ...

The Heart of the Beast (2005)

His advanced studies in philosophy have caused Stephanos to view all people as his inferiors. When he is discharged from the -obligatory in Greece- army service, he thinks the world belongs to him. In reality all that does belong to him are debts left by h ...

Poios gelaei teleftaios (2005)

Tasos dies in a car accident, but he is given five more minutes of life. ...

Πάμε Στοίχημα (2004)

Takis goes on holiday with his sexy girlfriend, but they break up. Takis stays at the hotel and there he knows the beautiful Isabell but he claims it and another tourist Roulis ... ...

Quo Vadis? (2004)

The Fridge (2004)

When George finds an old abandoned icebox in the hallway, he decides that he can keep the money that his room mate has given him for a refrigerator... ...

Meteorites (2004)

Djam, a Greek girl, is sent to Istanbul on a mission to find a motor-boat part of her uncle ...

The Bubble (2002)

Makis , a man with difficulties in the stock market, falls for Roula , who is the mistress of a big tycoon , which Makis has invested in. Makis becomes witness to an assassination gone wrong. The police are after him thinking he is the shooter but the real ...

My Best Friend (2001)

My Best Friend is the outrageous story of two men, friends since childhood, who have spent their lives tormenting one another. It is only when Constantinos discovers Alekos in bed with his wife that their friendship and their respective marriages finally c ...

Full Pink Ahead (2001)

A muck raker journalist tries to trap the Education Minister, why is rumored to be gay, but he perceived as gay. Dismissed from his job, but becomes the idol of all sexually oppressed. Forced to represent the gay, he decides to establish "alternative" part ...

What Kind of Soul Will You Deliver To God Bitch? (2000)

What Kind of Soul Will You Deliver To God Bitch? is a Greek black comedy mini-series created by Alexandros Rigas and Dimitris Apostolou which aired on Mega Channel on 2000 and lasted only 6 episodes. The series focuses on the lives of four women who want ...

Η Ληστεία (2000)

No Budget Story (1997)

In order to secure money for the production of his first film, a young man asks help from a film producer. The producer, however, was involved with pornographic films. ...

No Sympathy for the Devil (1997)

A modern version of Orpheus and Eurydice. A romance in extremes set at a dystopian future by the acclaimed Greek director Dimitri Athanitis. Provocative, already a cult film. After being released from prison, Eurydice gets a job as a waitress but also as a ...

Άδης (1996)

The lifer (1992)

A prisoner sentenced to 622 years in prison is imprisoned in a Greek prison in which the laws of the Junta are still in force. Isovitis (Lifer) and all prisoners are supported by a mouse living in prison, Montechristo, behaving very arrogantly. ...

Antrea, as prosehes! (1988)

Andreas is a successful architect, married to the beautiful Serenata, a dynamic reporter. But Andreas married a woman and never sees her. Serenata is constantly traveling from city to city to cover stories. When Andreas expresses his desire to have a child ...

Το Τίμημα της... Λόξας (1988)

Έμπλεξα τα... αγόρια μου! (1988)

Good Evening to You (1982)

Stathis is a teenager who owns a pirate radio station that broadcasts at the same frequency used by another pirate radio station, owned by Stamatis and his friends. This leads to many conflicts between them, and as if this wasn't enough, Stathis is also de ...

Parangelia! (1980)

The true story of Nikos Koemtzis, a man who stabbed three men to death in 1973 Athens for disrespecting his brother Demos' zeibekiko, a traditional Greek dance. ...

Happy Day (1976)

A concentration camp on a barren island is hell for the exiled political prisoners. The everyday life of the prisoners consists of interrogations, psychological and physical violence, arbitrary punishments and other torments. One of the prisoners who refus ...