Pity
Οίκτος
“Stay sad.”
Synopsis
The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy: addicted to sadness, with such need for pity, that he’s willing to do everything to evoke it from others. This is the life of a man in a world not cruel enough for him.
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Pity (Oίκτος) - Babis Makridis Film Trailer (2017)
Type: Trailer • Published 2018-01-11
Top Cast
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Giannis Drakopoulos
Lawyer
Evi Saoulidou
Wife
Costas Xikominos
Nikos
Pavlos Makridis
Son
Makis Papadimitriou
Dry clean shop owner
Georgina Chryskioti
Good neighbor
Nota Cherniavsky
Victim's daughter
Kostas Kotoulas
Grandpa
Evdoxia Androulidaki
Secretary
Viktor Arditis
Music teacher
Angeliki Papoulia
Woman at Hospital
Marissa Triantafyllidou
Nurse
Release History & Theatrical Window
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Babis Makridis
- Screenplay & Story
- Efthimis Filippou, Babis Makridis
- Original Score
- Mikołaj Trzaska
- Original Title
- Οίκτος
- Country of Origin
- Greece, Poland
- Spoken Languages
- Greek
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Production Studios
- Faliro House Productions, Neda Film, Madants
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Babis Makridis
Efthimis Filippou, Babis Makridis
Mikołaj Trzaska
Konstantinos Koukoulios
Yannis Chalkiadakis
Beata Rzeźniczek, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Department Leadership Roster
Babis Makridis
Director
Babis Makridis
Writer
Efthimis Filippou
Writer
Niki Katsantoni
Production Design
Beata Rzeźniczek
Producer
Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska
Producer
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Producer
Dimitris Papathomas
Costume Design
Mikołaj Trzaska
Original Music Composer
Konstantinos Koukoulios
Director of Photography
Yannis Chalkiadakis
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Polish cinema: Wikidata country-of-origin Poland, merged with the canon (Polish Film School, Moral Anxiety, Has, Zulawski, Kieslowski, Wajda, contemporary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About Pity
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What is Pity about?
The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy: addicted to sadness, with such need for pity, that he’s willing to do everything to evoke it from others. This is the life of a man in a world not cruel enough for him.
Who directed Pity?
Pity was directed by Babis Makridis.
Who stars in Pity?
The principal cast of Pity includes Giannis Drakopoulos, Evi Saoulidou, Costas Xikominos, Pavlos Makridis, Makis Papadimitriou.
When was Pity released and how long is it?
Pity was released in 2018 with a total runtime of 1h 37m.
Who composed the musical score for Pity?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Pity was composed by Mikołaj Trzaska.