Sotiris Goritsas (Athens, 1955 -) is a Greek director. He studied economics the University of Athens and cinema at the London International Film School (LIFS) in London. From1985–1988 he directed over 25 documentaries for the national Greek TV channel ET1, for the broadcasts of ERT in Northern Greece and Periscope, and also worked in advertising. His films have been presented at international competitive festivals (Cannes, Tokyo, Montreal, Chicago, Amiens, Cairo) where they have received awards and distinctions for script and direction. His first major film From the Snow won the Golden Alexander at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in 1993 and many awards at other international festivals. The second film of the Balkanisateur in 1997 was a great commercial success which marked the beginning of the return of the public towards the Greek cinema. His film From the Bones was awarded in 2011 the best film award at the Los Angeles festival, and also received awards by the Hellenic Film Academy for editing and for the actors.
Balkanisateur (1997)
Directed by Sotiris Goritsas
Duration: 97 mins
A road movie that follows the adventures of Fotis and Stavros, two friends and partners whose attempts to “strike it rich” take them across the Balkans and Western Europe. The dangers and the adventures they encounter in dealing with the people and situations the meet along the way only serve to intensify the constant bickering of the two friends who disagree about almost everything. Through this journey they will get to know two entirely different societies. And at the same time, through their fights and reconciliations they will gain a deeper knowledge of themselves. The adventures of two “thirty five year-old… teenagers” on the road to maturity.
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