Summaries

In a frantic mid-1990s Athens, a methodical frotteur balances dangerously between reality and dream; desire and compulsion; obsession and fantasy in the crammed means of public transportation, where he can have any woman he desires.

Voulis is a middle aged everyday man. After his divorce develops a passion. All day long, when he is not working, takes rides on random buses and he is rubbing against women. He is a "professional" frotteur, as he knows perfectly any bus's internal space, details and characteristics. Soon he initiate another young man in his "art", but then problems occur..—a_lektor

In a frantic mid-1990s Athens, Voulis Sibouras--a youthful and unpractised father, and above all, a methodical frotteur--balances dangerously between reality and dream; desire and compulsion; obsession and fantasy. With his playground being the crammed means of public transportation, Voulis, who is neither handsome nor wealthy, can have any woman he desires--no unforeseen setbacks or the occasional beating can take away from him this powerful feeling of accomplishment. In the end, this is a risk worth taking, as long as Voulis can lose himself in the whirlwind of an illusion and the fleeting touch of a luscious, yet vulnerable female body.—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • husband wife relationship
  • father son relationship
  • police officer
  • bus
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Mar 3, 1998
Countries of origin Greece
Language Greek
Filming locations Athens, Greece
Production companies Greek Film Centre (GFC) Cinegram Anosi S.A.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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