Yorgos Kakanakis
Writer
Yorgos Kakanakis, a Greek actor and writer, co-wrote Kinetta (2005) with Yorgos Lanthimos, a pivotal film in the Greek Weird Wave. He acted in Tale 52 (2008), Sweet Memory (2005), and Wasted Youth (2011), showcasing experimental narratives. Likely based in Athens, he contributed to Greece’s independent cinema scene, collaborating with directors like Alexis Alexiou.
Movies3
Movie4.7ThrillerMysteryLove leads to madness when an unstable man falls for an unsuspecting woman in this thriller from Greece. Iasonas (Giorgos Kakanakis) is throwing a party one evening when a friend introduces him to Penelope (Serafita Grigoriadou); the two quickly hit it off and soon she's sharing his home. However, before long it becomes obvious that something isn't quite right -- each of them tends to see things in different ways, Iasonas has a hard time making his memories skew with what has actually happened, and tension between them reaches the boiling point. But when the relationship finally explodes into violence, what actually happens between Iasonas and Penelope?
MovieLittle Alexander lives with his father. After the Great Catastrophe he wants to visit his mother often. After all, it is the only thread which connects him with the memory from the past…
Movie7.5DramaIrina returns to Athens after long absence to find her step-brother. Her brother's friends, an American musician, a young Russian, a heritage-suitcase of her father and a series of odd events drift her into an inner journey...