Smuggling Hendrix

Smuggling Hendrix

Directed by Marios Piperides

Produced by AMP Filmworks, Pallas Film

201993 min6.4 / 10

A warmly comedic yet melancholic character study about a struggling musician's devotion to his dog, caught between criminal entanglement and personal redemption on a divided island.

Caught between the mob and border patrol, washed-up musician Yiannis must put his plans to leave Cyprus on hold when his beloved dog escapes across the wall to the island's Turkish side.

Questions people ask

  • Is Smuggling Hendrix easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Smuggling Hendrix end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Smuggling Hendrix violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Smuggling Hendrix sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Smuggling Hendrix scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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36/ 100

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Love40

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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