Minas Hatzisavvas

Minas Hatzisavvas

Born: January 28, 1948
Died: November 30, 2015
in Athens, Greece
Minas Hatzisavvas (Greek: Μηνάς Χατζησάββας; 28 January 1948 – 30 November 2015) was a Greek actor. He appeared in many films, television series and theatre plays with great success. He initially studied in France and later at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School in Athens. He played his first role in 1965 in Ancient Theatre of Dodona. It was the role of Paris in Rhesus of Euripides.

His debut in cinema was in 1970. From that point on, he appeared in many films and won four film awards as both a leading and supporting actor for the films Ta Paidia tou Kronou, Kleisti Strofi, Lilly's Story and Worlds apart. He was bestowed with two television awards respectively for the television series I Agapi Argise mia Mera and Nyhterino Deltio.

Movies for Minas Hatzisavvas...

Worlds Apart
Title: Worlds Apart
Character: Antonis
Released: December 17, 2015
Type: Movie
Three separate narratives each following a love story between a foreigner and a Greek. Each story represents a different generation falling in love during a time of socioeconomic turmoil that dominates Southern Europe as a whole, only to connect as a single story in the end.
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Medea, Louder Than My Thoughts
Title: Medea, Louder Than My Thoughts
Released: March 1, 2014
Type: Movie
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J.A.C.E.
Title: J.A.C.E.
Character: Officer Dimitriou
Released: November 8, 2012
Type: Movie
Twice-orphaned Jace, a seven-year-old Albanian of Greek origin, witnesses a massacre that wipes out his entire foster family in Argyrokastron, and then falls in the hands of a bunch of ruthless gangsters who "export" children abroad for various profitable reasons (ranging from beggary to organ trade). Jace ends up in Athens, Greece, begging at street corners, exploring the secret horrors of brutal institutions for young offenders or, much later, serving obscure patrons, in an underworld where violent loss seems to be his only destiny. The movie follows Jace's inverted Odyssey in a dark universe of abuse, murder and fear, as he desperately (and silently) seeks for a "family" of his own or, at least, for a sense of belonging
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Unfair World
Title: Unfair World
Released: February 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Sotiris is a police investigator in Athens who lives by a strict moral code. An honest man, he carries himself as though held down by the weight of the world. Dora is a cleaning lady, struggling to get by any way she can. Dealt a rough hand in life, she has developed a rich layer of cynicism and mistrust that informs her every action. When a man Sotiris believes is innocent is arrested for a brutal crime, his attempt to uncover the truth results in a grave mistake. Finding himself on the other side of the law for the first time, he places his fate in Dora, the only witness to his malfeasance and the only person who can help him, for better or for worse.
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Welcome to 'All Saints
Title: Welcome to 'All Saints
Character: Konstantinos Theotokis
Released: March 31, 2011
Type: Movie
The trainee Orthopedic Doctor George Spyrou began his career in the fictional General Orthopedic Hospital "All Saints', somewhere on the outskirts of Athens. There you will discover that the hospital population, by physicians, administrators and nurses, to patients, they are all forced to confront dancing a grotesque dance routine. With humor and humanity within a social landscape so angry George Spyratos trying to balance between the warring parties these microcosms. The gradual evolution from inexperienced trainee to experienced editor will be done through the encounter with the absurd environment. Something that would transform from naive young man who initially stands speechless in front of modern Greek chaos, a mature man who will ultimately make a thoughtful account of choice, but persevere, continue to work on public health.
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Title: 1821
Released: January 25, 2011
Type: TV
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N' Me for Myself
Title: N' Me for Myself
Character: Father
Released: September 25, 2009
Type: Movie
Antonis always goes by train. He is in a rush to make it on time. His recent past keeps catching up on him. Reality does not allow him to escape the images. That's how it is. because that's how it goes. He couldn't give a damn about anything. He needs to pee. Dependent on his girlfriend just as he's on himself. He doesn't owe anything to anybody.
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Title: Άμυνα Ζώνης
Released: October 11, 2007
Type: TV
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Hostage
Title: Hostage
Character: Police Commander
Released: March 4, 2005
Type: Movie
Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity bus. Upon hijacking the bus, he takes the seven passengers hostage and demands a ransom of half and million euro, and safe passage to his homeland of Albania. Surrounded by police, the bus trundles towards the Albanian border and the tension mounts until the final harrowing conclusion.
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Ωραία Ελένη
Title: Ωραία Ελένη
Released: December 17, 2004
Type: Movie
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer
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The Third Night
Title: The Third Night
Character: Dionysis
Released: January 17, 2003
Type: Movie
The wife, a girl and a woman, lose their husband, father and lover in a plane crash. As it turns out, all three women are waiting for some news about the same man. In the end it is confirmed that the man died in the accident.
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The King
Title: The King
Character: Petros Voliotis
Released: November 9, 2002
Type: Movie
A 35-year old man, just released from jail, decides to make a clean break from the big city and his troubled past. He retreats to the abandoned village his father came from and moves into an old, collapsing house. Alone, far from the bigger village and doing petty jobs to survive, he will strive to find himself once more. Amidst a haze of suspicion and scorn by villagers who treat him an intruder, his past catches up to him in the form of his girlfriend from Athens. Conflict is inescapable
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Title: Αντίστροφη μέτρηση
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: TV
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Tomorrow Is Another Day
Title: Tomorrow Is Another Day
Character: Vasilis
Released: November 15, 2001
Type: Movie
A mother with her ten year old son, are looking to find an apartment for rent but those who finds are expensive or hide bizarre people and chaotic situations. But time is short and there is a risk being left on the road.
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The Cistern
Title: The Cistern
Character: Pentelas
Released: November 10, 2001
Type: Movie
In 1974, a group of 11-year-old boys spend the last carefree summer of their childhood, unaware that the world of grown-ups, with its loves, passions, prejudices and curses, is about to seal their fate. Aaron, Stelios, Sakis, Galanos and Verios, "the acrobats", are best friends. School has closed for the summer holidays and the children spend their time playing games, running errands, and riding their bikes. Life is a game, into which they channel all their physical energy and imagination. They practice their diving abilities in a big cistern. It is a game through which their special talents and competitive spirit unfold. One is good at balancing acts, another at diving and another at somersaults. It is in this neighborhood that Aaron will spend the most important summer of his life: a rite of passage from childhood to adolescence, a time for learning about love, jealousy and friendship.
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Athens Blues
Title: Athens Blues
Character: Sotiris
Released: June 22, 2001
Type: Movie
A group of men in their sixties that spend the August nights in Athens outside a pharmacy during night shift, an ambulance driver who has an affair with a younger girl, a middle-aged couple who have invented a lie to renew their passion for one another, a child pretending to sleepwalk in the streets of Athens, two younger people who are tied together in an office after a burglar attack, and other amorous encounters during the same night.
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Title: Κόκκινος κύκλος
Released: October 4, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Η Αγάπη Άργησε Μια Μέρα
Released: November 3, 1997
Type: TV
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Truants
Title: Truants
Character: Andreas
Released: December 6, 1996
Type: Movie
The story follows the sporadic reunions of six friends during the seven year period of their integration into society. The reunions take place on their ancestral island, the setting of their common past. Every time they return "home" they carry with them the results of their personal choices. They also carry with them the effects of modern Greek society, a society the slowly but surely changes them, weathering their relationships, until they gradually lose contact with each other. The end of this epoch, will find them dispersed, confronting the dawn of an era where the pursuit of individual ambitions reigns.
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Title: Απών
Character: Σήφης
Released: October 5, 1995
Type: TV
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Η ζωή ενάμιση χιλιάρικο
Title: Η ζωή ενάμιση χιλιάρικο
Released: October 1, 1995
Type: Movie
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I Dream of My Friends
Title: I Dream of My Friends
Released: November 13, 1993
Type: Movie
Four episodes, four instances from a man’s life covering 25 years, from 1965 in Germany to 1990 in Athens. The episodes seem to be irrelevant to one another, yet they all focus on male powerplay, reveal the self-consciousness and moderation of the protagonist’s idiosyncrasy and depict some special aspects of the Greek male mentality. Probably Nikos Panayotopoulos’ most personal film, covering a substantial period of his generation’s years, “I’m dreaming of my friends” is based on the book by Dimitris Nollas, looks a lot like a “road movie” and features an all-male cast, as if there’s no room for women in it.
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Title: Anastasia
Character: Pavlos
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
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A Time to Kill
Title: A Time to Kill
Character: Andreas
Released: September 11, 1993
Type: Movie
Two friends, former shooting champions get involved with the world of professional assassins.
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U-Turn
Title: U-Turn
Character: Andreas
Released: September 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A lone car thief, meets a mysterious and charming woman who would be the love of his life but will lure him into a dangerous adventure.
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Η άλλη όψη
Title: Η άλλη όψη
Released: September 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A film by Tasos Psarras.
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Δεξιότερα Της Δεξιάς
Title: Δεξιότερα Της Δεξιάς
Released: October 1, 1989
Type: Movie
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Such a Long Absence
Title: Such a Long Absence
Character: Angeliki's friend
Released: October 31, 1985
Type: Movie
After the death of her father a young woman who was a student in Germany suffers a nervous breakdown and withdraws inside herself. Her younger sisterʼs attempt to stop the family from having her locked up in a mental hospital fails and brings about her own mental decline. The film marked Stavros Tsiolis re-emergence after a 14-year absence but was also the film debut of actress Pemi Zouni.
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Το κολιέ
Title: Το κολιέ
Character: Telis
Released: October 5, 1985
Type: Movie
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The Cronos Children
Title: The Cronos Children
Released: October 3, 1985
Type: Movie
Aris and Thanos are good friends and they share an apartment. The arrival of Stella will unbalance their relationship.
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The Love of Ulysses
Title: The Love of Ulysses
Character: Orestis
Released: March 18, 1984
Type: Movie
Directed by Vasilis Vafeas
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Day Off
Title: Day Off
Released: October 9, 1982
Type: Movie
Against the backdrop of Athens' bustling streets, a Greek white-collar worker starts his day off by doing various errands, and even though he hasn't worked all day, in reality, he is exhausted. Is this what his typical day off looks like?
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Eastern Periphery
Title: Eastern Periphery
Released: December 3, 1979
Type: Movie
A young chemical engineer finds a new job in a multinational corporation. As he climbs the career ladder, he loses his humanity.
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John the Violent
Title: John the Violent
Released: September 29, 1973
Type: Movie
The story of Ioannis Zachos, a young psychopath who commits a murder in Athens.