Digger Movie Storyline. A mudslide caused by heavy rain and forest clearance almost sweeps away the cabin at the foot of the wooded slope. But this is not the only upheaval in Nikitas’s life. Shortly after the landslide, a man on an off-road motorbike comes racing through the forest and stops in front of Nikitas’s cottage.
For the first time in twenty years, Nikitas’s son Johnny stands before him, demanding the inheritance that was left to him in his mother’s will, namely, fifty percent of the land on which the reclusive Nikitas is now living. At first, Nikitas ignores his son. But there is also a company that is after the land; called simply “the monster” by the villagers, the firm wants to build a road here. To prevent the muddy ground from being pulled from under their feet, father and son have to dig deep into it. Together.
Director Georgis Grigorakis sets his rain-drenched woodland Western against a majestic backdrop and finds robust yet tender images to tell this tale of rapprochement between two men. A story of resistance more powerful than the strongest excavator.
Digger is a 2020 Greek drama film directed by Greek director and screenwriter Georgis Grigorakis. It had its world premier screening as part of the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the independent jury International Confederation of Art Cinemas Art Cinema Award for Panorama 2020.
The film has been shown and nominated in international festivals around the world, winning 19 awards. It was nominated for 14 awards at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards and won ten awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
Digger (2022)
Directed by: Georgis Grigorakis
Starring: Vangelis Mourikis, Argyris Pandazaras, Sofia Kokkali, Theo Alexander, Vasilis Anastasiou, Pavlos Iordanopoulos, Vassilis Bisbikis, Konstantinos Koukoulis, Stefanos Koutsardakis
Screenplay by: Georgis Grigorakis
Production Design by: Dafni Kalogianni
Cinematography by: Giorgos Karvelas
Film Editing by: Thodoris Armaos
Costume Design by: Vassilia Rozana
Makeup Department: Ioanna Lygizou
Music by: Michalis Moschoutis
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Strand Releasing
Release Date: May 20, 2022
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