I'm Tired of Killing your Lovers

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I’m Tired of Killing your Lovers

ΚΟΥΡΑΣΤΗΚΑ ΝΑ ΣΚΟΤΩΝΩ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΓΑΠΗΤΙΚΟΥΣ ΣΟΥ

1 hour 54 minutes – 1993 – Drama, Crime

Theophilus Palios owns a small traditional publishing house. He falls madly in love with Sia who a singer in a popular show who adds to her income by the “generosity” of her old fans.

He begins spending enormous amounts of money to satisfy her. He suffers economic collapse, as well as jealousy of her numerous admirers. He ends up entangled in a case of robbery and murder. Sia in an act of self-sacrifice becomes the mistress of the policeman investigating the crime, in order to save Theophilus. Thus, creating an odd triangle.

CAST

Nikos Arvanitis
Theofania Papathoma
Akilas Karazisis
Betty Arvaniti
Alexis Georgouli
Athena Maximou
Renos Mandis

CREDITS

DIRECTOR: Nikos Panayotopoulos
SCREENPLAY: Nikos Panayotopoulos
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Giorgos Arvanitis
EDITING: Takis Yannopoulos
MUSIC: Sramatis Kraounakis
SETS: Dionyssis Fotopoulos
COSTUMES: Marianna Spanoudaki
SOUND: Yannis Charalampidis, Costas Fylaktidis, Valia Tserou, Costas Varympopiotis, Mark Kenna

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