First Time Godfather
– Brought up in California, offspring of an important political family, 11 year old Alex travels to Cr..
Brought up in California, offspring of an important political family, 11 year old Alex travels to Crete in order to baptize the baby child of a local cacique and parliamentary candidate. He will be a GODFATHER FOR THE FIRST TIME in order to prove to everybody and mainly to his father that he is a worthy son. His foreign looks, his difficulty with Greek language, the Cretan's particularities and the tests he has to go through in order to be accepted as a worthy son of the Leader, create a comedy with a political background, existential distresses and tragicomic situations. His first baptism-initiation in the art and tricks of politics will mark him for the rest of his life.
04 Oct 2007
Greek, English
Olga Malea
Mihalis Kopidakis (dialogue: Cretan dialect), Olga Malea (screenplay), Eva Nathena (dialogue: Cretan dialect), Nikos Papandreou (book), Nikos Papandreou (screenplay)
Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Eleni Kastani, Tex Pardue, Manos Gavras
Brought up in California, offspring of an important political family, 11 year old Alex travels to Crete in order to baptize the baby child of a local cacique and parliamentary candidate. He will be a GODFATHER FOR THE FIRST TIME in order to prove to everybody and mainly to his father that he is a worthy son. His foreign looks, his difficulty with Greek language, the Cretan's particularities and the tests he has to go through in order to be accepted as a worthy son of the Leader, create a comedy with a political background, existential distresses and tragicomic situations. His first baptism-initiation in the art and tricks of politics will mark him for the rest of his life.
3 nominations.