Knifer

Following his father's death, Nikos leaves the provinces to work in Athens guarding his brutish uncle's dogs. Shot in black and white, suffocating in atmosphere — the power dynamic shifts when his uncle's wife draws closer to him, and what follows is a vicious circle of envy, lust, and the struggle for dominance in a household held together by resentment. Economides' most formally controlled film: where Matchbox screams, Knifer suffocates. The violence, when it comes, feels inevitable. Won seven Hellenic Film Academy Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay.