''Knifer'' ( ''Macherovgaltis'') is a 2010 Greek-Cypriot

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Yannis Economides Yannis Economides (; born 1967) is a Greek Cypriot screenwriter and filmmaker, who is considered to be one of the leading creators of Cinema of Greece#Post-modern period, modern Greek cinema. His films explore themes of emotional and physical vio ...

. After his father's death, Nikos moves from Ptolemaida to Athens. His uncle offers him food and shelter while he starts taking care of his dogs. Alone in an isolated suburb, he's wearing down into his misery routine, till the moment his relationship with his aunt changes everything.

Cast

Stathis Stamoulakatos Stathis is a Greek masculine given name and diminutive of Eustathios, in English rendered Eustace.It may refer to: * Stathis Giallelis (born 21 January 1941) Greek actor * Stathis Psaltis (1948-2017), Greek actor * Stathis K. Zachos (Στάθ� ...

as Nikos *

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 Alekos *

Maria Kallimani Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, d ...

as Gogo *

Yannis Voulgarakis Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of ''John'' (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάνν� ...

as Nikos' friend *

Yannis Anastasakis Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of ''John'' (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάνν� ...

as Drunk man *

Nikol Drizi Nikol is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Nikol Aghbalian (1875– 1947), Armenian public figure and historian of literature * Nikol Bulat (born 1987), Croatian singer * Nikol Ġużeppi Cauchi (1929 ...

as Nikos' girl *

Konstadinos Siradakis Konstantinos or Constantinos (Κωνσταντίνος, ''Konstantínos'') is a Greek male given name. * Konstantinos (born 1972), occultist * Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses (born 1990), New Zealand footballer * Konstantinos Chalkias (born ...

as Waiter (as Kostas Syradakis)

References

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* 2010 films 2010 drama films Cypriot drama films 2010s Greek-language films Greek drama films 2010s Greek films Films shot in Athens Greek-language drama films {{Cyprus-film-stub