Sceneggiatura / Screenplay: Dimitris Nakos Fotografia / Photography: Giorgos Valsamis Montaggio / Editing: Lampis Haralampidis Musica / Music: Konstantis Pistiolis Suono / Sound: Nikos Exarchos Scenografia / Set Designer: Kyriaki Tsitsa Costumi / Costume Designer: Vasileia Rozana Interpreti / Cast: Akillas Karazisis, Kostas Nikouli, Pavlos Iordanopoulos, Maria Kallimani, Giorgos Symeonidis, Natalia Swift, Dimitris Xanthopoulos, Yannis Anastasakis, Pantelis Dentakis, Kostas Filippoulou, Antonis Iordanou, Anna Kalaitzidou, Faidon Kachtitsis Produzione, distribuzione internazionale / Produced by, World Sales: Fantasia Coproduzione / Co-produced by: Greek Film Centre, ERT Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Foss Productions, Dimitris Nakos Con il sostegno di / Supported by: EKOME
In a Greek mountain village Takis is preparing for the opening of his new butcher’s shop. The day before the opening, his son Pavlos kills his neighbour who claims part of their land. The only witness is Christos, a young Albanian who Takis has had with him since he was a boy. Meat premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, in the “Discovery” section, and, later, it was in competition at the Thessaloniki IFF.
“Many times in crimes, people are shocked by the act of the criminal, as they did not expect it. But when we observe how the killer grew up, we may be able to find explanations. Or we may not. A criminal, however, is a person who doesn’t just live in the society, but lives within the society. A crime carries a family’s responsibility and a social one. Meat narrates a story of a cover-up of a murder in the Greek countryside, which from the moment that is revealed, brings to the surface secrets that were not hidden, but that had simply been put aside and everyone had learned to live with them. The characters in the story try to dominate each other in various ways, while at the same time betray each other. Meat is a family drama with roots in ancient Greek tragedy.” (D. Nakos) Dimitris
Dimitris Nakos
Dimitris Nakos is a Greek filmmaker. He studied cinema and philosophy at Panteion University in Athens. Alumnus of TorinoFilmLab, MFI 2 Script Lab and AlbaScript+ by Balkan Film Market, he is a member of the Hellenic Film Academy. His short film Freezer was in competition at the Trieste FF in 2018. Meat is his feature debut.
filmografia scelta / selected filmography
2015 4 Martiou (March 4) cm / sf; Premi / Awards: Drama Short FF – Miglior montaggio, Migliore attrice / Best Editing, Best Actress 2016 I Aliki sto kafe (Alice in the Cafe) cm / sf; Premi / Awards: Drama Short FF – Miglior montaggio / Best Editing 2017 Katapsyxi (Freezer) cm / sf 2021 11:20 cm / sf 2024 Kreas (Meat); Premi / Awards: Thessaloniki FF – Premio PEKK come Miglior film greco / PEKK Award as Best Greek Film
