Digger

Digger

2DORCS/ES12
Premiere:17. June 2021
Length:101 minutes
Genre:Drama

A father and his son in a modern western story from the Greek woods.

A harvesting company excavator plunders a virgin landscape in Northern Greece. The digger is within the view of an old solitary Nikitas’ cottage. His intense days are made special even more when his son Johnny pays him a visit. He brings the sad news about his mother’s death, Nikitas’s ex-wife.

A feature film debut by Georgis Grigorakis who belongs to the greatest talents of contemporary Greek film.

Presented in Berlinale 2020, CICAE award.

Awards: Berlin IFF 2020: C.I.C.A.E. Award. Free Zone FF 2020: Best Film. Sarajevo FF 2020: Best Actor. Thessaloniki FF 2020: Audience Award, Special Jury Award, Best Debut Film, Best Feature Film Award.

Length: 101 min

Year: 2020
Local premiere date: 17. June 2021

Country of origin:

  • Greece

A father and his son in a modern western story from the Greek woods.

A harvesting company excavator plunders a virgin landscape in Northern Greece. The digger is within the view of an old solitary Nikitas’ cottage. His intense days are made special even more when his son Johnny pays him a visit. He brings the sad news about his mother’s death, Nikitas’s ex-wife.

A feature film debut by Georgis Grigorakis who belongs to the greatest talents of contemporary Greek film.

Presented in Berlinale 2020, CICAE award.

Awards: Berlin IFF 2020: C.I.C.A.E. Award. Free Zone FF 2020: Best Film. Sarajevo FF 2020: Best Actor. Thessaloniki FF 2020: Audience Award, Special Jury Award, Best Debut Film, Best Feature Film Award.

Year: 2020
Local premiere date: 17. June 2021

Country of origin:

  • Greece