
It’shardtobehonestinadishonestworld.Sotirishasalmostgivenup.Luckilyhestillhashisworkasacop,whichprovidesamodestopportunitytofightthesystem.Afabulous,melancholycomedywithunmistakeableKaurismäkiandTatiinfluences.<br/> Sotirisisapolicemannearingretirement.Hisworkconsistsofinterrogatingsuspects.Oneday,hedecidesheonlywantstobejust-adecisionwhichmeansallhisintervieweesareletoffandwhichleadshimtomakeafatalmistakeduringacorruptionhearing.<br/> Dora,anopportunisticcleaninglady,whojustlikeeveryoneelseisdesperatelytryingtokeepherheadabovewaterinabankruptcountry,istheonlypersonwhocanhelphim.Thetiredpolicemantrustsherandtheyevenseemtobefallinginlove.However,timeandagain,Sotiris'desireforandfaithinhonestyisinvalidated.<br/> FilipposTsitos’follow-uptoPlato’sAcademy,inwhichAntonisKafetzopoulosalsoplayedthelead,isanotherGreek-Germanco-production.Thephlegmaticcharacters,thedeadpanhumourandthestylised,minimalistscenesarereminiscentofboththeworkofAkiKaurismäkiandJacquesTatiaswellasthatofTsitos’countrymanYorgosLanthimos(Dogtooth).


