AlphasBitas Reviews

Tsiou... (2005)

A drug story with humour in Athens

[8/10 · 19 February 2020]

How can you tell a story about drugs and combine it at the same time with comedy? Although it is pretty hard, Makis Papadimitratos manages to do it and the result is more than good. In his first movie, he makes a movie with deeper meanings.

In the empty Athens of summer, a junkie tries to find a dose of heroin. During his searching a lot of things may happen in a crazy atmosphere. Great debut.

Maradona by Kusturica (2008)

Diego: Lo mejor del mundo

[8/10 · 18 February 2020]

A documentary about the biggest artist of football. You have to see it

90 Years of PAOK: Nostalgia for the Future (2016)

The story of PAOK football club

[9/10 · 17 February 2020]

It began in 1926, when the Greek refuges from minor Asia and east Thrace came to Thessaloniki and other parts of North Greece. They wanted to keep the memories alive from the places they lived and making their own football club became a priority. The founders of PAOK choose black and white colors, and soon the club became something to be pride of.

PAOK is something special. The characteristic of the team and its fans is the antiracist attitude, the fighting spirit and a unique connection between the players and the team. The team of the refuges attracts the poor parts of the city and manages to build during the years the most fanatic football crowd. "Toumpa" (grave in Spanish) stadium becomes a hell for every team.

The director, who is a PAOK fan himself, presents in 102 minutes the basic elements of this club in a decent and, at the same time, artistic approach.