The indie film is based around a self-made millionaire who becomes of victim of the current financial crisis and is therefore forced to re-unite with his extremely Greek brother to re-open the fish and chips show they shared in their youth.
Starring
- Stephen Dillane as Harry Papadopoulos - Who postponed the filming of Game of Thrones for a week, just to cease the opportunity to play this role and act as the father to his biological son; a rare opportunity.
- Frank Dilane as James Papadopoulos - Who had played young Voldemort in Harry Potter and is Stephen Dilane's son.
- Georgia Groome as Katie Papadopoulos - Who loved the script and was therefore willing to lower her price for working in the film.
- Ed Stoppard as Rob - A good friend of Marcus Markou's from when we was at LAMDA, he purposely wrote the charectar for Ed to play.
- Georges Corraface as Uncle Spirous - A well known actor in French and Greece who was intrigued by the idea of Papa and Sons so agreed to meet Marcus for lunch in France.
- Cosima Shaw as Sophie - A german actress who plays an american buisnesswoman.
- Thomas Underhill as Theo Papadopulos - who came to the audition and was almost identical to Marcus' vision of Theo.
Marketing
A variety of platforms were used to Market the film:
A variety of platforms were used to Market the film:
- Poster
- Trailer
- Social Media
- Twitter Page
- Facebook Page
- Youtube - Offical Website
Distribution
Due to Marcus' opinions on the way distributing through other companies, he decided to self-promote and distribute through his independent company 'Double M Films.' He described the film to 'have a life of its own' as it appeared in many different places that he couldn't predict.
A few ways he distributed:
- Tweeting chip shops and Greek churches to tell them his film about chip shops/Greek families was coming out; Greek Priests would announce that his film was being released at the end of the service.
- Standing in Cinemas and directly telling customers about his film and how he made it with his own money, trying to persuade them to give him a chance.
- Pinpointing every greek church in London and finding a nearby cinema for it to be in, as "where there were Greek churches, there were Greek families."
Where it was screened:
- Tweeting chip shops and Greek churches to tell them his film about chip shops/Greek families was coming out; Greek Priests would announce that his film was being released at the end of the service.
- Standing in Cinemas and directly telling customers about his film and how he made it with his own money, trying to persuade them to give him a chance.
- Pinpointing every greek church in London and finding a nearby cinema for it to be in, as "where there were Greek churches, there were Greek families."
Where it was screened:
- Film festivals such as, The Dinard British Film Festival in France, The Palm Springs International Film Festival in the USA, The Seattle Film Festival, The Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece
- A historic screening at European Parliment
- It was released in cinemas all over Greece in December 2012
- In April 2013, it was released in Ireland and the UK
- In June 203, it was released in 70 German Cinemas
Critical Acclaim
Although it was self distributed and self promoted, it received a large amount of reviews after it was released in the UK. It was given 3/5 stars by various media outlets such as The telegraph, Contact Music and The Guardian described the film as "an ambitious attempt to rewrite Lear for laughter rather than tears. Its a throwback, but relxaed, sweet and funny with it: a first feature that makes an impression by not pushing too hard to make an impression."
The film recently received 82% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and an average rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb.
Finally, when it was released in Germany, it achieved a tally of 23,850 admissions during the first weekend alone!
The film recently received 82% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and an average rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb.
Finally, when it was released in Germany, it achieved a tally of 23,850 admissions during the first weekend alone!
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