The new award-winning war drama film “OPERATION STAR”, by the president of “ARATOS” and renowned historical film director Vassilis Tsikaras, has its official premiere in Aigio, on Friday, March 22, at 9pm, at the “Apollo” Municipal Cinema, with a repeat of Saturday, March 23 at 9 p.m.
The film is the fourth in a row following the award-winning films of the 1821 trilogy “EXODUS 1826”, “SIEGE” and “FIVE5”.
The anniversary screenings organized by the producer-cultural association “ARATOS” (cinema department-Áratosfilms) have been included in the festive program of the Municipality of Aegialia as a tribute to the national anniversary of March 25
“OPERATIONSTAR” (produced in 2024) is the story of a failed sabotage attempt by Greek & British soldiers once morest a strategic target, during the German occupation of Greece, in 1943.
“OPERATIONSTAR” tells the story of two men being chased by a platoon of Germans. In the midst of the war, a love is born, which will change everyone’s lives. The movie is based on real events.
With 6 awards, 2 distinctions and participation (officialselection) in several International Festivals, “OperationStar” began to conquer difficult peaks:
International Film Awards,Best Feature Film – NYIFA • New York International Film Awards, Best Director – NYIFA, Best Costumes – NYIFA, Best Feature -Special Award | Eastern Europe Film Festival, Best Director | Eastern Europe FilmFestival International Film Selections, World Film Festival in Cannes, Rome Prisma Film Awards, AIFF – Avignon International Film Festival, Rome Outkast Independent Film Awards, New York Monthly Film Festival,Best Action/Adventure feature film Avignon International Film Festival.
A place is secured by pre-selling a voucher to support the association for the production of new historical films at 6 euros from the “Apollo” cinema and from the Zombo stand in Trigoni Platea, while on the days of the screenings the entrance to the film/fu box office is 7 euros .
In the leading roles are Konstantinos Lagos, Vassilis Tsikaras, Lefteris Dimiropoulos, Giorgos Chatzitheodorou, Eftychia Psoma, Manolis Savvidis, flanked by a multitude of well-known and acclaimed actors such as Dimitris Papadopoulos, Chrysa Kontogiorgou, Elena Cheileti, Petro Petrou, etc. a. .
The main song of the film “Oath of Honor” is performed by Manto, with lyrics by Vassilis Tsikaras and music by Yiannis Kriveris.
The filming took place in Giannitsa and the old Kromni Pella.
COEFFICIENTS
Screenplay – direction: Vassilis Tsikaras
Director of photography: Giorgos Fleggas
Sets – costumes: Maria Vlachou
Assistant costume designer – set designer: Athina Batsila
Technical design of clothing – armor: Manolis Savvidis
Responsible for armament issues – consultant: Spyros Chartsidis
Costumes – props: Spyros Tsartsidis, George Apatsidis, Zacharias Urgantzidis, Nikos Strakas and Manolis Savvidis
Makeupartist – SFX: Sofia Voulalas
Makeup assistants: Tzeni Efstathiadou, Theodora Lazaridou
Sound engineering: Andreas Koranis, Savvas Fotiadis
Script: Thanasis Pantzalis
Editing: Giorgos Fleggas
VFX: Vangelis Kapetanou
Assistant director: Dimitris Karakostas
Production organization: Eleni Scarpou
Production execution: Giorgos Daboulidis, Argyris Flikas
Photography: Dimitris Payantzas
Graphics designer: Yannis Lazaridis
Unit publicist: Valia Bouiuklis
Contact: Eri Christoforidou
Two songs (lyrics by Vassilis Tsikaras) and 3 instrumental pieces were offered to the film by the musician Yiannis Kriveris.
Maintheme performer: Manto
Song – vocals: Vasiliki Kefala
Starring: Konstantinos Lagos, Vassilis Tsikaras, Lefteris Dimiropoulos, George Chatzitheodorou, Eftychia Psoma, Manolis Savvidis, Chrysa Kontogiorgou, Elena Cheileti, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Petros Petrou, Yannis Lazaridis and Nikos Garas, Nikos Strakas, Vassilis Telidis, Stavros Doukou Zgiannis, Giannis Nikitas, Makis Tantsis, Tassos Papamichail, George Zafeiris, Giannis Hatzidakis, Argyris Flikas, Stavros Ioannidis, George Apatsidis, Lysandros Metaxas, Christos Felekidis, Nikiforos Papadopoulos, Nikos Matinelis, Nikos Bratakis, Giannis Papachristoudis, Mitsos Kyrtsos, Kostas I Oannidis, Christos Karpatsis, Stamatis Kalfas, Yotis Monastiridis, Alexandros Argyrakis, Lira Aslanidou, Alexandra Savvidou, Marilena Spinula, Eleni Tsiranidou, Vasilis Ortzanis, Nadia Falega, Antonis Zaikos.
Cairo 1941: Nikos Nikolaidis, Eva Kandourou
Holy Society Team: George Krikelas, Markos Andreou, Spyros Papadopoulos, Dionysis Grammatikos
German charioteers: Zacharias Urgantzidis, Alcibiades Ouzounis, Apostolos Nalbantis
Linou Family: Cleopatra Kouroupi, Mariana Anastasiou
Official teaser:
#Aegio #Official #premiere #awardwinning #war #drama #OPERATION #STAR #March #VIDEO #Cinema #Film #Cinema #News
