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I will be honest: when I first heard that Mastoras was gonna portray Kazantzidis, I was dissapointed. I mean, the universally aclaimmed best Greek singer of all time is gonna be portrayed by a pop singer? Luckily, I was wrong. Mastoras has a unique way of immitating Kazantzidis' voice without sounding like a parody. His acting, although nothing amazing, was solid. The other actors played their part as well. If you take out the few "flatlines" that this flick has, it could have easily been a 9/10. Also, if you are not a familiar with Greek music of the 50-70s you won"t understand the references or the name drops.

To sum up, a solid movie and an amazing tribute to best Greek singer of the 20th century (if not of all centuries)

I have been following UH since 2018 and their growth in the matter of film shooting, editing and composing has gone to extremely high levels. This movie proves that. However, it should not be viewed as your average horror movie. There is deep symbolism and underlaying themes, motifs that the Karpas Brothers have shown in their previous short films "Lurking Near" and "Breakfast". The only problems with the movie for me were the way dialogue was delivered and the unnecessary number of long takes, accompanied by black screen. Overall, it is the best possible setting stage for Greek horror movies yet to come.

One of the best Greek movies of the last 5 years. The protagonist fully captures the ideals of freedom, love, patriotism, and internal struggle. The only black spot is the fight choreography of two scenes but the acting blurs it out completely. The imagery also gives justice to its theme of love and struggle. The depiction of violence is also done really well and in a way that hasnt been seen in many years. A side character of a teacher also appears as a black spot but later changes his ways. To sum up, I believe that everyone who loves Kazantzakis' works and ethics needs to watch this movie at once.