JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

World Cinema

ARM WRESTLER

Yorgos GOUSSIS

Greece 2022 78min DCP Color Documentary GInternational Premiere

Schedule

Code	Date	Time	Theater	Info	Ticket
260	2023. 04. 29	20:00	CGV Jeonjugosa 2	HKEG	Ticket Wish
502	2023. 05. 02	10:30	CGV Jeonjugosa 3	HKEG	Ticket Wish
808	2023. 05. 05	10:30	CGV Jeonjugosa 8	HKEG	Ticket Wish

Overview

Panagiotis, an arm wrestler, returns to Athens from the village he lived. In this journey, he faces the muscular male who oppresses his pure self.

Review

Director Yorgos GOUSSIS’s latest documentary, ARM WRESTLER, offers a unique perspective on arm wrestling, a subject rarely covered in the film. This film is an extended version of his previous short documentary, The Arm Wrestler (2020). The film follows the life of Panos, the director’s brother, a 30-year-old cafe owner and aspiring actor. Although Panos occasionally works as a clown or magician at events, his true passion is arm wrestling, a sport that takes up much of his time but yields no financial rewards. The film is structured into two parts: Panos’s ordinary daily life, which does not involve arm wrestling, and his passionate involvement in the sport. While Panos sometimes gets upset with inexperienced organizers of arm wrestling events, the sport is everything to him. The documentary relies on an observational style, and the fact that the director and Panos are brothers allows for a more intimate and personal exploration. (CHUN Jinsu)

CREDIT

DirectorYorgos GOUSSIS
ProducerPhotini ECONOMOPOULOU, Vassiliki PATROUBA, Sophia DIMOPOULOU
ScreenplayYorgos GOUSSIS, Yorgos KOUTSALIARIS
CinematographyYorgos KOUTSALIARIS

MusicPanagiotis PANTAZIS, Haris NILAS
EditorDimitris POLYZOS
SoundPanagiotis DELINIKOLAS, Panagiotis PAPAGIANNOPOULOS, Dafni FARAZI, Enez AHMET KEHAGIA

CastPanayiotis GOUSSIS, Stefania KALOMIRI

FILM SOURCE

OHMYODG FILM PRODUCTION ㅣ photini@ohmydog.gr

DIRECTOR

Yorgos GOUSSIS

Born in 1986, Athens, Greece. A comic book creator and director. His debut short film, The Arm Wrestler (2019) won three national awards. In 2021, he directed his first feature film Magnetic Fields, which premiered at the Thessaloniki IFF and won six awards, and was nominated for Oscars.

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