Digger
A corporate destruction project offers a symbolic backdrop for this poignant drama about a father-son relationship.
Digger
A slow burning contemporary Western about a native farmer who lives and works alone in a farmhouse in the heart of a mountain forest in northern Greece. For years, he had been fighting with an expanding industrial monster digging up the forest, disturbing the lush flora and threatening his property. Yet the greatest threat comes with the sudden arrival of his young son after a twenty-year separation. They become enemies under one roof. Father and son confront each other head on, with nature as their only observer, a showdown that ultimately yields an unexpected redemption for both.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
101
Language
Greek
Director
Georgis Grigorakis
Writer(s)
Georgis Grigorakis
Cast
Vangelis Mourikis,
Argyris Pandazaras,
Sofia Kokkali
Awards:
Winner, C.I.C.A.E. Award ~ Panorama, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Sarah Ward, Screen Daily
Long before 'Digger' explains why gruff farmer Nikitas (Vangelis Mourikis) is trying so hard to hold on to his mountainside parcel of land, this Greek neo-western takes a long look at his surroundings. From the forest, with its auburn glow of fallen leaves, to the streaming rain and even a fast ...
Played at
Royal 5.27.22 - 6.02.22
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