Safe Sex is a 1999 Greek comedy film written and directed by Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou. When the film was released in Greece, it was considered a blockbuster.[2][3]

Safe Sex
Directed byThanasis Papathanasiou
Michalis Reppas[1]
Written byThanasis Papathanasiou
Michalis Reppas[1]
StarringAnna Panayiotopoulou
Mina Adamaki
Alexandros Antonopoulos
Mimis Chrisomalis
Christos Efthimiou
Helene Gerasimidou
Vaso Goulielmaki
Haris Gregoropoulos
Kostas Grekas
Pavlos Haikalis
Tasos Halkias
Eleni Kastani
Dimitri Katalifos
Krateros Katsoulis[1]
Release date
  • 22 October 1999 (1999-10-22)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Plot

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The film features an ensemble cast of Greek actors portraying various characters, each living his own story in modern Greece. Almost everyone of the protagonists is interrelated to each other, and all live their own parallel stories which often converge at several points. Several professional actors appear briefly or in non-speaking cameo roles.

As a result, there is no central plot or prominent protagonist who may be singled out. The major theme of the movie is sex and each character's approach to it, portrayed in a comedic way.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Safe Sex". Greek Film Archive.
  2. ^ Baltruschat, Doris; Erickson, Mary P. (2015). Independent Filmmaking Around the Globe. University of Toronto Press. pp. 122–. ISBN 978-1-4426-2683-6.
  3. ^ Kennerley, David (November 2005). "My Big Fat Greek Tragedy". Gay City News. Their first feature, "Safe Sex," which took an unblinking look under the covers of a myriad of sexual liaisons, gay and straight, was a worldwide phenomenon in 1999, described by the Encyclopædia Britannica as "the biggest box office success in the history of Greek cinema."
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