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Kostas is a policeman, divorced, with a child and a mother in a nursing home. He has a hard time financially, so he often steals jewellery from the dead bodies he transports to the morgue. His ex-wife, Andri, works as a cleaner, but she too is struggling financially since Kostas does not always pay the full alimony they agreed upon.
At the same time, Kostas maintains a relationship with Elena, a woman who lives with her mother. One day, Kostas and his colleague Andreas are called upon to transport the body of an elderly woman who happens to be Elena’s grandmother. Kostas steals a cross from the woman and places it with other stolen jewellery in a cookie tin hidden in a kitchen cupboard.
One night, when Elena stays over at Kostas’s apartment, she discovers the box, and things start to get complicated.

Born in Limassol, Cyprus in 1963. He studied Fine Arts at UCLA (Bachelor of Arts, Honors) and at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid (scholarship by the Spanish government) and Filmmaking at the London International Film School. His credits include: TV productions, commercials, twelve solo painting exhibitions, three short films and five feature films. His first feature film HONEY AND WINE (2006) won the best feature film award at the Thessaloniki 9th panorama of independent cinema and also represented Cyprus in many festivals of European Cinema around the world. His second feature BY MIRACLE (2010) was also screened in a number of international festivals. His third film FAMILY MEMBER (2015) was shown in film festivals around the world with great success (best cinematography at the London Greek Film Festival). His latest film SENIOR CITIZEN (2020) has been selected in 60 international festivals (Thessaloniki, Shanghai, Bogota) and has won 35 awards, including the Audience Award at the 19th Cyprus Film Days, as well as first prize (Best Senior Film) at Cannes World Film Festival, Firenze Film Festival and Veracruz World Film Festival among others. He taught art in secondary education while still continuing with painting and filmmaking.
2025, 41st Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival
2025, 30th Australia Greek Film Festival
2025, 7th Arab Critics’ Awards For European Films
2025, 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2025, 37th Girona Film Festival
2025, 38th Athens Panorama Of European Cinema
2025, 24th Dhaka International Film Festival
2025, 7th Boden International Film Festival (Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor)
2025, 30th Sofia International Film Festival
2025, 1st International Film Festival Delhi
- Year2025
- Runtime96 minutes
- LanguageGreek
- CountryGreece, Cyprus
- PremiereUS
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMarinos Kartikkis
- ScreenwriterMarinos Kartikkis
- ProducerAndros Achilleos
- Co-ProducerBrenda Achilleos, Marinos Kartikkis
- CastStelios Andronikou, Panagiota Papageorgiou, Prokopis Agathokleous, Marina Argyridou
- CinematographerYorgos Rahmatoulin
- EditorEmilios Avraam
- ComposerAdonis Aletras
Kostas is a policeman, divorced, with a child and a mother in a nursing home. He has a hard time financially, so he often steals jewellery from the dead bodies he transports to the morgue. His ex-wife, Andri, works as a cleaner, but she too is struggling financially since Kostas does not always pay the full alimony they agreed upon.
At the same time, Kostas maintains a relationship with Elena, a woman who lives with her mother. One day, Kostas and his colleague Andreas are called upon to transport the body of an elderly woman who happens to be Elena’s grandmother. Kostas steals a cross from the woman and places it with other stolen jewellery in a cookie tin hidden in a kitchen cupboard.
One night, when Elena stays over at Kostas’s apartment, she discovers the box, and things start to get complicated.

Born in Limassol, Cyprus in 1963. He studied Fine Arts at UCLA (Bachelor of Arts, Honors) and at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid (scholarship by the Spanish government) and Filmmaking at the London International Film School. His credits include: TV productions, commercials, twelve solo painting exhibitions, three short films and five feature films. His first feature film HONEY AND WINE (2006) won the best feature film award at the Thessaloniki 9th panorama of independent cinema and also represented Cyprus in many festivals of European Cinema around the world. His second feature BY MIRACLE (2010) was also screened in a number of international festivals. His third film FAMILY MEMBER (2015) was shown in film festivals around the world with great success (best cinematography at the London Greek Film Festival). His latest film SENIOR CITIZEN (2020) has been selected in 60 international festivals (Thessaloniki, Shanghai, Bogota) and has won 35 awards, including the Audience Award at the 19th Cyprus Film Days, as well as first prize (Best Senior Film) at Cannes World Film Festival, Firenze Film Festival and Veracruz World Film Festival among others. He taught art in secondary education while still continuing with painting and filmmaking.
2025, 41st Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival
2025, 30th Australia Greek Film Festival
2025, 7th Arab Critics’ Awards For European Films
2025, 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2025, 37th Girona Film Festival
2025, 38th Athens Panorama Of European Cinema
2025, 24th Dhaka International Film Festival
2025, 7th Boden International Film Festival (Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor)
2025, 30th Sofia International Film Festival
2025, 1st International Film Festival Delhi
- Year2025
- Runtime96 minutes
- LanguageGreek
- CountryGreece, Cyprus
- PremiereUS
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMarinos Kartikkis
- ScreenwriterMarinos Kartikkis
- ProducerAndros Achilleos
- Co-ProducerBrenda Achilleos, Marinos Kartikkis
- CastStelios Andronikou, Panagiota Papageorgiou, Prokopis Agathokleous, Marina Argyridou
- CinematographerYorgos Rahmatoulin
- EditorEmilios Avraam
- ComposerAdonis Aletras