''Digger'' is a 2020 Greek
drama film
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directed by Greek director and screenwriter
Georgis Grigorakis
Georgis Grigorakis (; born 20 May 1983) is a Greek film director and screenwriter. He has received awards at the 70th Berlin Film Festival and the Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2021 for his debut film '' Digger''.
Career
Georgis was born and ...
. It had its world premiere screening as part of the Panorama section at the
70th Berlin International Film Festival
The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival board: business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director ...
,
where it won the independent jury
International Confederation of Art Cinemas
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''Art Cinema'' Award for Panorama 2020.
The film has been shown and nominated in international festivals around the world, winning 19 awards. It was nominated for 14 awards at the
Hellenic Film Academy Awards
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and won ten awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.
It was selected as the Greek entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards
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.
Plot
Nikitas is a father who lives in rural northern Greece, where a mining company threatens the natural landscape and disturbs his daily life. His son, Johnny, visits unexpectedly after a 20-year absence, bringing a whole other tension to Nikitas' life, when he discovers his wife has died. His son now demands his half of his inheritance, causing tension.
Cast
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Vangelis Mourikis
Vangelis Mourikis () is a Greek film actor, who has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first work. In the 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to independent cinema. He has won seven ...
as Nikitas
* Argyris Pandazaras as Johnny
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Sofia Kokkali
Sofia Kokkali ( Greek: Σοφία Κόκκαλη; Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capi ...
as Mary
Awards
See also
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References
External links
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2020 films
2020 drama films
Greek drama films
2020s Greek-language films
2020s Greek films