Ομηρος
Greece, Turkey
Synopsis
One morning, a young man boards an intercity bus on ist daily route to Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. He hijacks the bus at gunpoint and takes seven of the passengers hostage. In his left hand he holds a grenade. He turns out to be a 25-years old Albanian immigrant by the name of Helion-Senior. His control demands include a ranson of half-a-million euros and safe passage back to his homeland. The hijacking is transmitted live, on national television. For the next 20 hours a mild and at times breakly comic case ensues through Northern Greece.
Director's Biography
Born in Athens, Greece, in 1959, he moved to England in 1976 and graduated from the University of Keele (joint honours in History/Economics). He did his post-graduate studies at the University of Birmingham (Greek-Russian post-war relations).
Filmography:
2005 HOSTAGE
2001 ONE DAY IN AUGUST
1998 FROM THE EDGE OF THE CITY
1995 3 STEPS TO HEAVEN
1995 A PLACE IN THE SUN
1991 OUT OF TUESDAY, short
1991 CAUGHT LOOKING, short
1989 TROJANS, short
1989 JEAN GENET IS DEAD, short
Filmography:
2005 HOSTAGE
2001 ONE DAY IN AUGUST
1998 FROM THE EDGE OF THE CITY
1995 3 STEPS TO HEAVEN
1995 A PLACE IN THE SUN
1991 OUT OF TUESDAY, short
1991 CAUGHT LOOKING, short
1989 TROJANS, short
1989 JEAN GENET IS DEAD, short
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Konstantine Giannaris
Written by: Konstantine Giannaris
Produced by: Konstantine Giannaris, Baran Seyhan, Jale Onanç, George Lykiardopoulos
Cinematography: Panagiotis Theofanopoulos
Editing: Ioanna Spiliopoulou
Production Design: Maria Konomi
Make-Up & Hair: Evi Zafiropoulou
Original Score: Nikos Patrelakis
Sound Design: Antonis Samaras
Cast: Stathis Papadopoulos (Elion, hostage-taker), Theodora Tzimou (Iliana, young mother, passenger), Yannis Stankoglou (Grigoris, passenger, victim), Minas Hatzisavvas (Angeliki, passenger)
Actor: Stathis Papadopoulos, Theodora Tzimou, Yannis Stankoglou, Minas Hatzisavvas
Nominations and Awards
- Feature Film Selection 2005
