
Acting
Katerina Yioulaki (Greek: Κατερίνα Γιουλάκη, born Aikaterini Yiouvarlaki (Αικατερίνη Γιουβαρλάκη); 27 March 1938 – 9 June 2025) was a Greek actress. She studied at the Dramatic School at the National Theatre of Greece. Her first appearance in the theater was in 1959 with Dinos Iliopoulos in the work I kiria tou kiriou (Η κυρία του κυρίου). She felt that she marked her appearance in TV in the beginning in the 1970s in the show I kokoromiali (Η κοκορόμυαλη), in the mid-1980s with I kiria mas ( Η Κυρία μας) and in 1990–1992 in Retire (reh-tee-reh) with Giannis Dalianidis. She was awarded the Greek Theatrical Writers' Guild Award in 1996. She died on 9 June 2025, at the age of 87.[1][2] Her death was announced after her remains were cremated on 13 June.[3][4]

In a small village, the women seize power and command the men for an entire day. Bent on abolishing this old custom, ardent males resort to a radical solution on the eve of the momentous event. When will men realise war is not the answer?

To convince his wealthy uncle to keep sending his monthly cheques, a poor man lies about his marital status. But, when the relative returns to Greece, he talks his partner into posing as his wife. Will they get away with fraud so easily?

At the Presidential Mansion news arrives every day indicating that things in the country are going from bad to worse. The President summons all the political leaders in order to understand exactly what is happening; and yet no one can enlighten him. He decides to act. He calls two journalists and assigns them the task of investigating the matter by speaking directly with ordinary people. The investigation starts with the notorious Gypsy Tamtakos, who struggles every day for a living. Then they move on to a simple employee, Markos, who dreams of a raise -which never comes. Then it's a farmer, Thymios, who comes to the capital to sell his oranges. In a largely burlesque manner, the film more or less reveals that the entire misfortune is due to Greeks' laziness and apathy, as well as to the prevailing attitude of "no big deal".

A 35-year-old reservist is called up for retraining in new weapons. He has been engaged for nine years to a Cretan girl, whose brother threatens to kill him if he does not set a wedding date immediately. So he sees his conscription as a saving grace, but he is assigned to a paratrooper commando unit and endures hell during training. At the camp, he hangs out with three other guys his age who are turning the universe upside down. However, the difficult life at the camp eventually convinces him to get married and become a good family man.

Others can't manage with one... but Panos manages with three! And each of the three thinks she's the only one. But there are also unpredictable factors. So at some point, the three "chicks" meet and Panos desperately tries, with the help of Beba, to get out of the mess...

Against the backdrop of Athens' bustling streets, a Greek white-collar worker starts his day off by doing various errands, and even though he hasn't worked all day, in reality, he is exhausted. Is this what his typical day off looks like?


Exarhos is persuaded by his two lazy brothers to sell their shipyard, and they buy a factory in which nothing works normally.


Nikos, a grumpy and clumsy man, is the manager at a shoe factory and he's living with his wife and his niece. Everyone regards him as a curmudgeon, especially his niece who maintains a parallel relationship with Nikos' partner and a client and doesn't want to get married.

