Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Dinos KatsouridisCast
Thanasis Vengos Antonis Papadopoulos 
Ilias Logothetis Aina Maouer Takis Halas Giorgos Tzifos
Plot
The movie is about dictatorships in Greece – first, the Metaxas regime (1936-1940), and then the Colonels’ Junta (1967-74). In Part One, the Metaxas regime is depicted as a circus, where Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is a clown trying to conceal a young colleague’s subversive action.
Sinekatalog’s take
A comedian plays a clown under two Greek dictatorships, hiding a younger colleague's subversive act. The political satire in a circus frame suits viewers who like laughter with an edge, anchored by a beloved comic star.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (215 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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