2000+1 Shots
2000+1 Shots is a 2000 Greek drama film, directed and written by Dimitris Athanitis. The plot of the film centers around the night of the Millennium, New Year's Eve 2000, and the intersecting paths of eight people on the streets of Athens in unexpected and dramatic ways. A businessman faces extreme blackmail, a child struggles to survive on the streets, an unemployed man agrees to become an assassin, and a young woman finds out she is pregnant by her lover. The film received a Quality Award from the Greek Ministry of Culture in 2001.
Reviews
The film presents a portrait of Athens and the world at a specific moment in time, as documentary footage from around the globe is interspersed within the stories. This is achieved without disrupting the narrative flow, as the characters observe these events on the televisions that are omnipresent throughout the film. 2000+1 Shots is the first part of the director's trilogy about Athens, beginning with the Athens of the Millennium expectations in 2000+1 Shots, continuing with the Athens of the euphoria of the 2004 Olympic Games in The City of Wonders, and concluding with the Athens of the economic crisis in Three Days of Happiness.- Named one of the top 10 films in the world for 2001 by Bill Mousoulis, Senses of Cinema
- "A hypnotic mosaic of despair" — Adrian Martin, The Age, Melbourne
- "A remarkably honest and concise film" — Deborah Young, VARIETY
- "Directed with outstanding skill, with a sensual and fantastical atmosphere" — Elie Castiel, Sequences, Montreal
Cast
- Vicky Volioti
- Ieronymos Kaletsanos
- Maria Protopappa
- Demosthenis Papadopoulos
- Marianna Kalbari
- Antonis Rabaounis
- Nestor Kopsidas
- Thodoris Gramptsas
- Alexandros Mitsis
- Dimitris Asteriadis
- Gerard Moren
- Philippos Lazaridis
- Katerina Lypiridou
- Eleftheria Sapoutzi
- Maria Sideri
- Zoe Gaitanidi
- Giannis Stefopoulos
- Vasilis Nikolaidis
- Ioanna Mavrea