Pity
“Stay sad.”
The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy: addicted to sadness, with such need for pity, that he’s willing to do everything to evoke it from others. This is the life of a man in a world not cruel enough for him.
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Cast
14 people
Giannis Drakopoulos
Lawyer
Known for
Chevalier
Evi Saoulidou
Wife
Also in
Brides
Poker Face
Costas Xikominos
Nikos
Known for
Kinetta
Apples
Pavlos Makridis
Son
Also in
L
Κώστας Ξυκομηνός
Nikos
Makis Papadimitriou
Dry clean shop owner
Known for
Suntan
Chevalier
Μαρίσσα Τριανταφυλλίδου
Georgina Chryskioti
Good neighbor
Also in
Places Called Home
Nota Cherniavsky
Victim's daughter
Known for
Apples
Kostas Kotoulas
Grandpa
No other roles listed
Evdoxia Androulidaki
Secretary
Also in
Giannis in the Cities
Viktor Arditis
Music teacher
No other roles listed
Babis Makridis Director · Efthimis Filippou Writer Mikołaj Trzaska Composer
United States release January 19, 2018 · Produced in Greece, Poland · Production Neda Film, Madants
Production
Faliro House Productions
Production
Neda Film
Production
Madants
Production
Greece · Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Οίκτος
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2018
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Czechia
June 29, 2018 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
September 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
October 8, 2021 · Digital
Netherlands
January 29, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Sweden
February 1, 2018 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Türkiye
October 7, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Filmekimi
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