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The Sentimentalists
An aged, above suspicion, bourgeois man known as ‘The Master’ lives isolated in a luxurious beachfront villa with his teenage daughter. In reality, however, he is involved in an illicit trade in antiquities, acts as a loan shark, and trades antiquities on the black market. The ‘Master’ has two henchmen, Mercury and John, who both commit fatal mistakes. Mercury falls for the daughter of ‘Master’, while John becomes obsessed with a prostitute. Both of them, as ‘sentimentalists’, must be eliminated.
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An aged, above suspicion, bourgeois man known as ‘The Master’ lives isolated in a luxurious beachfront villa with his teenage daughter. In reality, however, he is involved in an illicit trade in antiquities, acts as a loan shark, and trades antiquities on the black market. The ‘Master’ has two henchmen, Mercury and John, who both commit fatal mistakes. Mercury falls for the daughter of ‘Master’, while John becomes obsessed with a prostitute. Both of them, as ‘sentimentalists’, must be eliminated.
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Genre:Crime, Drama
Written By:Nicholas Triandafyllidis
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Spentzos Films, Greek Film Centre, Marni Films, Spectral, Supernova, Telefilm, NiMa Productions
Cast
Nicholas Triandafyllidis
Director
Takis Moschos
The Master
Dimitris Lalos
Buddha
Haris Fragoulis
Yannis
Ilianna Mavromati
Master's daughter
Vasilis Anastasiou
Killer at hospital (as Thitis)
Ioanna Bakalakou
Nineta
Giorgos Fourtounis
Ali
Renos Haralambidis
Dance studio owner
Evgenia Kovotsou
Bar Waitress
Vasilis Mazomenos
Bank director
Eftyhia Yakoumi
Prostitute
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