I balada tis trypias kardias

Having had enough of her uncouth husband, Iraklis, a rich businessman from the Greek provinces, Olga elopes with her lover Manos – but not without first pocketing a million of her husband’s euros. This is too much for Iraklis, who feels that his honour has been violated. Desperate, he contacts the local mafia, who is supposed to get his cash back and bury the lovers. But the underworld spins into turmoil at the thought of so much money. When passion meets greed, the corpses begin to pile up. Set against the backdrop of the economic crisis and a rundown club scene, director Yannis Economides’ piercingly wicked gangster comedy expertly portrays a cast of characters on the verge of a nervous breakdown. (Zurich Film Festival)