Wild Chickens

Overview

At the Presidential Mansion news arrives every day indicating that things in the country are going from bad to worse. The President summons all the political leaders in order to understand exactly what is happening; and yet no one can enlighten him. He decides to act. He calls two journalists and assigns them the task of investigating the matter by speaking directly with ordinary people. The investigation starts with the notorious Gypsy Tamtakos, who struggles every day for a living. Then they move on to a simple employee, Markos, who dreams of a raise -which never comes. Then it's a farmer, Thymios, who comes to the capital to sell his oranges. In a largely burlesque manner, the film more or less reveals that the entire misfortune is due to Greeks' laziness and apathy, as well as to the prevailing attitude of "no big deal".

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 24, 1981

Original language

Greek

Spoken languages

Greek

Countries

Greece

Production

Παύλος Φιλίππου Ε.Π.Ε.

Cast

Kostas Hatzihristos,Danos Lygizos,Nikos Kapios,Mihalis Mosios,Dimitris Papamichael,Paris Labrakos,Katerina Yioulaki,Thanos Papadopoulos,Thaleia Papazoglou,Nikos Tsoukasand 4 more

Director

Pavlos Filippou

Writer

Giorgos Mylonas

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0236960