THE BIGFATHER is a Greek independent film brought to life by a dedicated cast and crew who shared the director's vision.
This independent Greek movie is a collaborative effort, featuring a talented cast and crew of experienced professionals from the Greek film industry. They shared in the vision of Konstantinos Stragalinos and came together to bring it to life on screen. Their dedication and commitment to the project were instrumental in turning the vision into a reality.
THE BIGFATHER tell's the story of a family man's desperate attempt to save his home from the banks.
Outline: Angelos (Nikos Pantelidis), a professional film director, has an unusual idea for his latest project. He decides to shoot the entire film in his own home, casting himself, his wife (Elena Tyrea), and their children (Noemi Vasileiadou, Christina Brekou, Christos Zacharof) in the lead roles. However, when a corrupt producer (Dimitris Raftopoulos) teams up with a rising corporate company, they exploit Angelos' financial struggles by forcing him to incorporate their products into the film. As a result, the children become unwitting test subjects for these products, all in the name of fiction. As Angelos films increasingly bizarre scenes that expose his family, he finds himself on a path of no return...
Director Konstantinos Stragalinos comments:
"I was inspired by the economic and social crisis and by various issues that concern our time, such as patriarchy, reality shows, body shaming and domestic violence. At the same time, I wanted to explore the limits of a mentally disturbed man who on the one hand has his back against the wall and on the other hand is determined to make his vision a reality. Thus, he comes into constant rift with his family, breaching the remnants of his moral barriers.
The crisis, as well as the confinement caused by the covid era, have brought to the surface the madness of many people, who until recently camouflaged their psychological issues carefully behind a facade of normality. It is well known that behind the closed doors of a seemingly peaceful family, dangerous psychopathic behaviors are often hidden.
The film THE BIGFATHER records the extreme outburst of a repressed narcissist, who within his narcissistic complex takes his madness as proof of his greatness and superiority."
