A Short Man Will Save Us

The Fontas Tsakiris is a truck driver and avid viewer. His dream is to have his taxi, but loses his job and is forced to seek employment elsewhere. Recourse to a TV production company, which is run by Flora, the dynamic daughter delicate Spyros Apostolou. There, the director of the big successes Belokas Harry discovers his talent and his Fontas accepts to star in the new TV series, with the condition to keep secret his marriage to Martha, which is forced to represent his sister, Christina.

Directed by Kostas Karagiannis, A Short Man Will Save Us leans on a strong ensemble — Nikos Rizos, Elena Nathanail, Dinos Iliopoulos — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1981.