giorgos LENTZAS

Presenter Giorgos Lentzas answers the big question "what should I watch tonight" by discussing with us his 5 favourite films. What does Gorgopotamos have to do with his choices? Does he identify with Matthew McConaughey? What will he need to drink to perform a role in the movies? Ben or Casey Affleck? Answers to those questions and many more, in a conversation on cinema, music, America and the Greek countryside, with laughter and tears.

Doubly awarded at the Oscars for Best Screenplay and Best Actor (a brilliant Casey Affleck), "Manchester by the sea" is one of the most unforgettable family dramas of the last decade. Michelle Williams is also superb, in a heart-wrenching and soulful part. — A man returns to his small hometown. His brother has died and he has been awarded custody of his orphaned teenage nephew, something he is not sure he can handle. There, he will have to encounter his ex-wife after many years and relive the trauma of the horrifying events of his past. — Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Casey Affleck) | Oscars | 2017 Best Original Screenplay | Oscars | 2017

Ten Hellenic Film Academy Awards, Greece's official entry for the Oscars, numerous festival distinctions and two outstanding performances by Vangelis Mourikis and Argyris Pantazaras, in Tzortzis Grigorakis’ directorial debut that combines western, ecology and ancient tragedy in the Greek province. — Withdrawn in a mountain forest, a man fights against an expanding industrial unit in the area. His alienated son’s arrival after his ex wife’s death and his claim for the part of the estate that she left him, will soon result in a clash between the two men. — CICAE Award | Berlin Film Festival Panorama | 2020 Best Actor (Vangelis Mourikis) | Sarajevo Film Festival | 2020 Silver Alexander for Best Film | Thessaloniki Film Festival | 2020 Audience Award | Tessaloniki Film Festival | 2020 10 Iris Awards | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | 2021

The first film shot in Saudi Arabia was not only directed by a woman, but it focuses on something unthinkable: a girl who wants to have a bike. It’s realist, humane, disarming and even revolutionary. — A determined 12-year-old girl lives in the capital of Saudi Arabia. She's fallen in love with a green bike and she'll do anything to get it. She will have to face a lot of obstacles, the biggest of all being that in her country it is considered immoral for a girl to ride a bike. — Interfilm Award | Venice Film Festival | 2012 C.I.C.A.E. Award | Venice Film Festival | 2012 CinemAvvenire Award | Venice Film Festival | 2012