The Unknown Athenians

The documentary follows during six exhausting years of austerity (2014-2020) the daily routine of stray dogs struggling to survive in the center of Athens and the people who take care of them. A hidden world emerges from the routes of the unknown Athenians and unveils the unexpected face and the heart of Athens, a crisis-ridden city in constant change.

Cast

Pensioner
Achileas Adam
homeless
Spyros Aspiotis
Bar Owner
Katerina Kastanara
pharmacist
Pavlos Giannopoulos
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The Unknown Athenians

Angeliki Antoniou

  • Documentary
Production Country / Year
Germany, Greece 2020
Language
el. OF mit de. UT
Format
DCP, Color, 76min
1.78:1 (16:9), Discrete 5.1
Original Title
Oi Agnostoi Athinaioi

Director & Crew

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Angeliki Antoniou

Born in Athens. Studied Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Student at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. Active as director, screenwriter and producer.


Filmography

1987 PERSEPHONE, Kurzfilm

1989 GEFANGENE DES MEERES, Dokumentarfim HOF 1990

1992 DONUSA, Spielfilm HOF 1992

1996 TÄNZE DER NACHT, Dokumentarfilm

1997 VERSPIELTE NÄCHTE, Spielfilm HOF 1997

1999 HEIMLICHER TANZ, TV -Film

2000 ALLEIN UNTER MÄNNERN, TV -Film

2001 MESSERSCHARF, TV -Film

2006 EDUART, Spielfilm

2020 GREEN SEA, Spielfilm HOF 2020

THE UNKNOWN ATHENIANS, Dokumentarfilm HOF 2021


“I always wondered how stray dogs survive in the center of such a big, chaotic city like Athens. That is something unique compared to other European cities.

By following them, I discovered their secret saviors and benefactors who spend time and money to take care of them. This unique, symbiotic relationship sparked my interest.

Through the dogs’ and the peoples’ stories, the film sketches a touching portrait of the stray dogs of Athens living in the city streets and, at the same time, becomes a love letter to the capital of Greece, the place where I was born, grew up and spent my youth.”

Writer
Angeliki Antoniou
Director of Photography
Angeliki Antoniou
Editor
Hronis Theoharis
Sound
Kostas Fylaktidis
Music Composer
Searfeim Giannakopoulos
Producer
Angeliki Antoniou

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