Blackmail Boy

Nov 14, 2003

1h 40m

★ 5.4

Blackmail leads to murder in a small town.

Overview

In the small, closed community of a provincial town, Magda tries to maintain a balance within a family facing many serious problems. The families apparently normal, bourgeois, every-day life will crack open, bringing to the surface hatred and passions of the kind that lie well-hidden in the mists of the nearby lake. An intense plot and a totally unexpected ending make up this film, which features characters who are vulnerable, innocent and ordinary, but who become ruthless and callous, worrying only about protecting their financial resources. The offences are disproportionately serious compared to the financial benefits they try to secure

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

MEGA TV

FilmNet

Greek Film Centre

Graal

Odeon Film

Safe Company

Blackmail Boy Trailers

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Cast

Magda

Nena Menti

Vicky

Maria Kavoyianni

Giorgos

Akilas Karazisis

Gia

Joyce Evidi

Stelios Nousias

Alexis Georgoulis

Giota

Jinny Papadopoulou

Hristos

Giannis Tsimitselis

Manolis

Alexandros Antonopoulos

Anneta

Anna Kyriakou

Timos

Giorgos Gerontidakis

Fay

Jenny Theona

Mayor

Dimitris Mavropoulos

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