Review of From the Edge of the City (1998) by Calyre Z — 03 Mar 2011
From the edge (prostitution) of the City (a ghetto in Athens) comes Stathis Papadopoulos as Sasha, a street hustler. He quits his construction job, moves to the city itself, fantasies about marrying a girl, and confesses that at 17, he's too old to hustle since he started at 13. What a life! This is enough material to carve an interesting character study.
Instead, director and writer Constantinos Giannaris has too many characters and it's confusing when so many characters appear on screen in remembering their traits or Sasha's group of friends. The director opts for style over substance so the movie is unfocused. Some of the scenes are purely homoerotic which is fine but is inconsistent with the drama. It's infuriating because I really wanted to like this movie. Overall, I'm glad that I viewed it since Papadopoulos is fine in the role and Greek movies are rare.
This review of From the Edge of the City (1998) was written by Calyre Z on 03 Mar 2011.
From the Edge of the City has generally received mixed reviews.
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