Highway to Hellas

Highway to Hellas

2015 · 89 min · DE · 5.5 (38 votes)
Dir. Aron Lehmann · Starring Christoph Maria Herbst, Adam Bousdoukos, Akilas Karazisis, Georgia Tsagaraki, Kleopatra Markou, Rosalie Thomass
Comedy

The life of Jorg Geissner, a German banker, totally transforms with a visit to Paladiki Island, Greece. A business trip to check on a project called “Galapagos in Greece” by the islanders and for which his bank extended a loan and credit, brought him there. Being a German, he wants to investigate thoroughly, but Panos, a mini-mart owner, and the mayor try their utmost to sabotage him—to camouflage a not-so-good reality. After every single trial resulted in nothing because of the islanders’ secret meddling, Jorg’s trip becomes elongated, like The Odyssey’s, forcing him to contemplate the priorities and responsibilities in life again.

VIBE

A fish-out-of-water comedy where a rigid German banker gets hilariously entangled with the chaotic charm and desperate measures of a debt-ridden Greek island. Expect broad humor and a clash of cultures.

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