HARDCORE (2004) ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Dennis Iliadis
Katerina Tsavalou, Danae Skiadi, Ioannis Pappazisis,
Omiros Poulakis, Andreas Marianos, Dimitris Liolios
A Greek movie about the dreary, fucked-up lives of two young prostitutes, one adventurous and outgoing and the other guarded and morose. There are some unexpected (and unlikely) turns in the story and occasional bits of animation, suggesting that some of what you're watching might be fantasy, but overall it's pretty depressing, and it comes with an implied teen safety advisory: If you're a kid who's burned down your parents' house and run away from home, a brothel in Athens might not be where you want to end up.
