Guiness (2009)

Director
Alexis Kardaras

Main cast
Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos; Markella Giannatou; Stelios Mainas; Antonis Kafetzopoulos; Dimitris Alexandris

Genres
Action, Comedy

Description
Threatened by his debtors, rocked by a broken heart and driven by greed, a charming gambler arrives at a middle-of-nowhere tavern in search of a case of gold. Instead, he attracts the attentions of the grumpy tavern owner's unhappy wife, whose affection complicates his plan and perpetuates his spell of misfortune.


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