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FACE CONTROL/ Efkoli Lia

Director: Vangelis Seitanidis

Cast: Ioannis Papazissis, Anna-Maria Papaharalambous, Mihalis Iatropoulos, Eva Theotokatou, Emmanuela Alexiou, Alexia Kaltsiki, Nikos Katis, Eleni Tzortzi, Yorgos Mihalakis and Panos Kranidiotis

Savvas is a doorman in a fashionable Athens club, but after years of nightlife he is going through his “midlife crisis” at 30! On Christmas Eve he meets Lia, the daughter of an infamous big businessman, whom Savvas sees as his “other half”. A confirmed atheist up till now, Savvas starts to interpret various coincidences as divine signs. When he decides that Lia’s father is to blame for her S&M proclivities, God arms his hand with a 45mm gun.


Script: Vangelis Seitanidis
Cinematography: Vangelis Seitanidis
Music: Fotini Baxevani
Editing: Aliki Panagi
Art Director: Spyros Laskaris
Costume Design: Marianna Spanoudakis
Sound Recording: Stefanos Efthimiou, Costas Varibopiotis
Production Manager: Ioanna Manousaka
Production: VA FILMS, Vangelis Seitanidis
With the support of Greek Film Centre


Vangelis Seitanidis Filmography

2005: Face Control

2001: Ghost of a Chance

Born in Athens in 1964, Seitanidis received his MFA in film direction from Columbia University and was a “guest” at the Actors Studio (1997). His publications include books on Wim Wenders and Robert Altman. He has directed numerous short films and commercials. He wrote the screenplay for Nikos Panayotopoulos’ Beautiful People (2001).

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