The Enemy Within
Directed byYorgos Tsemberopoulos
Written byYorgos Tsemberopoulos
StarringManolis Mavromatakis
Maria Zorba
CinematographyVangelis Katritzidakis
Edited byYorgos Mavropsaridis
Music byAkis Daoutis
Release date
  • September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28) (Athens)[1]
Running time
107 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

The Enemy Within (Greek: Ο Εχθρός μου) is a Greek film, directed by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos. The film released in 2013 and it stars Manolis Mavromatakis and Maria Zorba. Tsemberopoulos has described the film as a social drama that "deals with whether morally conscious people can stick to their principles in the very difficult times we live in."[2]

The film premiered at the 2013 Athens International Film Festival.[1] It won three awards in Hellenic Film Academy Awards in categories Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing.

Plot

A progressive and open-minded man, owner of a flower shop, lives in Athens with his family, his wife and two teenage children. His serene and ordinary life turns over when some burglars, invade in his house. After this event, his perception and his ideas change. He feels unsafe, fear but mostly rage. His anger drives him to find the burglars in order to revenge them. But this act destroys the family calmness and he starts to live under the fear.[3][4]

Cast

  • Manolis Mavromatakis
  • Maria Zorba
  • Yiorgos Gallos
  • Antonis Karistinos
  • Thanasis Papageorgiou

Awards

List of awards and nominations[5]
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
2014 Hellenic Film Academy AwardsBest DirectorYorgos TsemberopoulosWon
Best ScreenplayYorgos TsemberopoulosWon
Best EditingYorgos MavropsaridisWon

References

  1. 1 2 "The Enemy Within". AIFF • Athens International Film Festival. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Interview: Yorgos Tsemberopoulos talks The Enemy Within". FilmDoo. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  3. "The Enemy Within" by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos has started shooting!". flix.gr. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. "Ο Εχθρός μου". lifo.gr. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. "awards". hellenicfilmacademy.gr. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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