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My Best Friend ()

O kalyteros mou filos (original title)
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When Konstadinos misses a flight and returns home unexpectedly, he finds his wife in bed with his best friend. Shocked, he leaves the house without letting them know what he saw and begins wandering in the streets of Athens.

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Konstadinos
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Alekos
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Dafni / Alekos' wife
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Andrea / Konstadinos' wife
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Venia
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Thodoros / Liza
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Stella / Group Therapy teacher
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Hristos
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Filippos
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Kiki
Christos Efthimou ...
Broker
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Insurance company client
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Taxi Driver
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Konstadinos' Mother
Marios Agapitos ...
Waiter
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Konstantinos' Neighbour
Grigoris Apostolidis ...
Groom Boy
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Lingerie store employee
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Konstantinos' Neighbour
Yannis Ferentinos ...
Group Therapy member
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Man in the Kiosk
Lykourgos Hatzakos ...
Alekos / Young
Maria Kalafati ...
Singer of Chinese Opera
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Prostitute (as Chara Kamenidou)
Nikolas Kapsalis ...
Car Renter
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Soldier
Anatoli Karamanidou ...
Group Therapy member
Giannis Karamolegos ...
Soldier
Eftimis Kokkinaras ...
Konstandinos / young
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michalis Andriotis
Kosmas Asikoglou
Chris Bull
Kiriakos Darivas
Evangelos Douros
Nikos Fenerlis
Stefanos Gorlis
Yannis Karaolanis
Michalis Karatzas ...
Boy at the Beach
Roubini Karouballi
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Canteen owner
Yorgos Kefalas
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Voice On The Telephone (voice)
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French woman
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Lingerie store employee
Andonis Kourkoulos
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Soldier (as Konstadinos Laggos)
Thodoris Mahairas
Akis Marakis ...
Group Therapy member
Alexis Mastorakos
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Group Therapy member
Yannis Michael ...
Group Therapy member
Anastassia Mitroussi ...
Group Therapy member
Yannis Nikolaou ...
Group Therapy member
Tassos Nikolopoulos
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Soldier
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Group Therapy member
Fotini Papadopoulou ...
Mother of the Boy at the Beach
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Waiter
Petroula Psarou ...
Lilian
Popi Psarou ...
Vivian
Socrates Ratsis ...
French man
Petros Sapatis ...
Alekos at 8
Vassiliki Sarimanoli
Alexandros Sarketzis
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Group Therapy member
Yorgos Skavaras ...
Konstandinos / child
Sofia Spiliotou
Savina Stavridi
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Group Therapy member
Jenny Theodorozoglou
Alexis Tsionis
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Theoni
Yorgos Vasiliadis
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Singer of Chinese Opera
Labros Yeroutis ...
Insurance company employee (as Lambros Geroutis)
Constantinos Levantis ...
Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Yorgos Lanthimos
Lakis Lazopoulos

Written by

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Lakis Lazopoulos ... ()

Produced by

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Kostas Lambropoulos ... executive producer

Music by

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Nikos Patrelakis

Cinematography by

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Platon Andronidis

Editing by

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Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Editorial Department

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Nikos Adamopoulos ... negative cutter
Vana Efstathiadou ... assistant editor
Nikos Katoufas ... color timer
Kostas Papadakis ... post-production coordinator

Casting By

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Christina Akzoti
Alex Kelly

Set Decoration by

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Anna Georgiadou

Costume Design by

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Elli Papageorgakopoulou

Makeup Department

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Zoi Skandami ... hair stylist
Maroula Vasiliadou ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Kostas Kefalas ... assistant production manager
Nikos Lampropoulos ... production manager
Zoi Lisgara ... assistant production manager
Giorgos Papadatos ... assistant production manager
Eleni Tsatsoula ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lakis Antonakos ... assistant director
Panagiotis Kravvas ... assistant director
Margarita Manda ... assistant director
Kostas Papadakis ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Giannis Baratas ... construction coordinator
Thanos Baratas ... construction coordinator
Yiannis Iakovidis ... property master (as Giannis Iakovidis)
Iakovos Kamitsis ... painter
Kika Karabela ... set dresser
Giannis Kolokotsios ... assistant property master
Kostas Kovatsos ... property master
Jenny Skrapaliori ... graphics
Georgia Syriopoulou ... painter

Sound Department

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Thanassis Arvanitis ... sound mixer
Giannis Karygiannis ... boom operator
Panos Papadimitriou ... sound

Special Effects by

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George Alahouzos ... special effects (as Alahouzos Bros.)
Roulis Alahouzos ... special effects (as Alahouzos Bros.)
Solon Giannoutsos ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tasos Giannopoulos ... grip
Babis Kalderimitzis ... electrician
Katerina Kambiti ... still photographer
Panagiotis Karamanos ... camera equipment
Geor. M. Lazaridis ... lighting equipment
Constantinos Levantis ... second assistant camera (as Kostas Levantis)
Elena Margaritidi ... first assistant camera
Dimitris Mavromatis ... grip: triangle
Kostis Papazois ... electrician
Adam Tsapekos ... best boy
Michael Tsimperopoulos ... Steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Vassilios Barbarigos ... assistant costume designer
Elina Mantzakou ... assistant costume designer
Eirini Sarimoutsou ... assistant costume designer
Konsta Sia ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Nikos Mouratidis ... music supervisor (as Nikos Mouratides)
Nikos Patrelakis ... score producer

Script and Continuity Department

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Anna Grigoriou ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Mohamed Ali ... driver
Giorgos Tsiaras ... transportation

Additional Crew

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Anthi Andreadi ... assistant to director
Alexandros Aristopoulos ... making-of
Gogo Avgerinopoulou ... publicist
Aspa Gazi ... production secretary
Kostas Grammatikas ... special collaborator
Dimitris Kentros ... finance manager
Kostas Kolidas ... production assistant
Elias Ledakis ... communications consultant
Takis Papadimitriou ... titles
Efi Papazachariou ... communications consultant
Manolis Sakkadakis ... titles
Marilena Vasilaki ... english subtitle translation
Argyris Vavouris ... phototypesetting

Thanks

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Diamantis Aidinis ... thanks
Chryssa ... thanks
Konstadinos Ioannidis ... thanks
Eleni Kafetzi ... thanks
Martha Kessisoglou ... thanks
Giannis Kottis ... thanks
Hristos Mahairas ... thanks
Mihalis Manousakis ... thanks
Froso Mihalea ... thanks
Pati Morfi ... thanks
Argyro Pliatsika ... thanks
Liza Sotirlis ... thanks
Anastasia Tzavara ... thanks
Constantin Xenake ... thanks (as Konstadinos Xenakis)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

My Best Friend is the outrageous story of two men, friends since childhood, who have spent their lives tormenting one another. It is only when Constantinos discovers Alekos in bed with his wife that their friendship and their respective marriages finally collapse into a death spiral of sex, deceit and irrepressible humor. As events unfold another deception, one concealed by both men's wives, opens the door to incredible erotic intrigue. Antonis Kafetzopoulos delivers a virtuoso performance in this surrealistic comedy about lies, friendship, love and deadlock. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • Ο καλύτερός μου φίλος (Greece)
  • My Best Friend (India, English title)
  • My Best Friend (Canada, English title)
  • My Best Friend (United States)
  • My Best Friend (World-wide, English title)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Movie Connections Referenced in Episode #1.20 (2001). See more »
Soundtracks These Boots Are Made for Walkin' See more »

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