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| Bank Bang | |
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| Directed by | Argyris Papadimitropoulos |
| Starring | Vassilis Charalambopoulos Marissa Triandafyllidou Dimitris Imelos Kostas Voutsas |
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| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Bank Bang is a 2008 Greek comedy film directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos.
The story of the film revolves around two brothers Mixalis and Nodas who run a funeral office constantly making plans about how to make a lot of money. However, Nodas is in trouble with the Greek mafia and owes them a large sum of money. He suggests to Mixalis to start robbing banks in order to pay off his debt. Things start getting complicated when the chief of police, in order to deal with the rising number of bank robberies, places undercover police officers in every bank in the country. The situation goes out of control when Mixalis falls in love with a bank employee who has a rather graphical family life.
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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| 2010 Hellenic Film Academy Awards | Best First Film Director | Argyris Papadimitropoulos | Won |
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