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THE HEART OF THE BEAST/ I kardia tou ktinous

Director: Renos Haralambidis

Cast: Renos Haralambidis, Yorgos Voultzatis, Manos Vakoussis, Alkis Panayotidis, Tzina Thliveri, Yannis Zouganelis, Mara Darmousli, Elisavet Constantinidou, Giannis Bostantzoglou Dimitris Starovas, Dimos Gigantakis, Yorgos Velentzas and Marina Tavoulari

A comic drama of three male friends from high school coming together again years later to solve their problems in an unusual way. When egocentric Stephanos is discharged from the army, he feels the world belongs to him. However, the only things he really possesses are the debts his mother left him and rejection from his girlfriend. When Nikos proposes they rob a bank, Stephanos plunges into the brutality but also the magic of real life on his way to maturity.


Script: Renos Haralambidis
Cinematography: Dimitris Theodoropoulos
Music: Heraclis Vavatsikas
Editing: Konstantinos Adraktas
Art Director: Giorgos Harakopoulos and Elina Drakou
Sound Recording: Spiros Drossos
Artistic Consultant: Phaedon Papamichail
Costumes: Elina Drakou
Production: Lambros Trifullis, Greek Film Centre, Midnight Films and FS Productions

Renos Haralambidis Filmography

2005: The Heart of the Beast

2000: Cheap Smokes

1997: No Budget Story

1995: My Name isn’t Goofy (short film)

Born in Athens in 1970, Renos Haralambidis is a self-taught actor, writer and director. He is a member of the European Film Academy as an actor and director. Renos has also appeared in leading roles on TV, the stage and film.

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