Adistaktoi (1965) User Reviews

One of the best Greek drama films. Kourkoulos and Diamantidou give great performances

[eudoxios75 · 9/10 · 7 March 2018]

After his release from prison, Stathis visits a detective, Otto, who had long been appointed to search for his lost mother, from the years of the German Occupation of Greece (1941-1944). He ends up fighting with him because he is not satisfied from his effords with the topic. Then takes over again the reins of the gang and sets up some solid tricks, selling dreams and hopes in ordinary people. Quickly realizes that he has lost his old love Vana, who while he was in prison she made a love affair with the Deputy Chief, Michael. However, the bitterness comes to soothe by her sister, Stella, who works for the Red Cross. Finally discovers his mother in the face of an old cabaret singer, growing his happiness. So he decides to follow the honest way and plans to marry Stella but one evening his wrecked mother, reveals that she is not who he thinks she is. She is a fake mother hired from Michael to make fun of him. Stathis finds Michael at the tavern, and asks him why he did that!! The accomplice is in front of Vana and the other members of the gang. Finally he finds hard death and the refutation of his dreams for a better life.