Turning Point
Lured by the big city's bright lights, a band of at-risk youths arrives in Athens only to find themselves pushed into delinquency and drug addiction. Now, life has hit rock bottom. Could this be the t…
Turning Point
Lured by the big city's bright lights, a band of at-risk youths arrives in Athens only to find themselves pushed into delinquency and drug addiction. Now, life has hit rock bottom. Could this be the turning point in their tragic existence? Mesmerised by the bright lights of the big city, a group of rebellious young friends--Stefi, Charoula, Petros, and Argiris--summons the courage to leave their families to find freedom. Instead, they find shelter in a squalid third-class hotel in Athens. Now, the naive dreamers must face the harsh reality. As the dire lack of money soon leads the at-risk youth down a path of delinquency, Charoula finds herself caught in a doomed romance with Panos, a handsome motocross champion. Before long, an unfortunate encounter with the law sends some of the group straight to jail, while the others plunge deeper into the dangerous world of drug addiction. Having hit rock bottom, could this be the turning point in the survivors' pitiable existence? —Nick Riganas Two young couples decide to run away from home and go to Athens in order to find the exciting life that they couldn't live at the country. The guys get busted for robbing a gas station while the girls start working at a night club. Daisy meets a young and handsome man named Panos. He is a motorcycle racing driver. They immediately start a destructive relationship. Panos tastes his first joint with her and soon they become heroin-addicts, willing to do anything in order to get their daily fix. The film goes on describing their downfall until the apocalyptic ending. —invrct@yahoo.gr
Turning Point
Action,Crime,Drama
Film Details
Lured by the big city's bright lights, a band of at-risk youths arrives in Athens only to find themselves pushed into delinquency and drug addiction. Now, life has hit rock bottom. Could this be the turning point in their tragic existence? Mesmerised by the bright lights of the big city, a group of rebellious young friends--Stefi, Charoula, Petros, and Argiris--summons the courage to leave their families to find freedom.
Instead, they find shelter in a squalid third-class hotel in Athens. Now, the naive dreamers must face the harsh reality. As the dire lack of money soon leads the at-risk youth down a path of delinquency, Charoula finds herself caught in a doomed romance with Panos, a handsome motocross champion.
Before long, an unfortunate encounter with the law sends some of the group straight to jail, while the others plunge deeper into the dangerous world of drug addiction. Having hit rock bottom, could this be the turning point in the survivors' pitiable existence? —Nick Riganas Two young couples decide to run away from home and go to Athens in order to find the exciting life that they couldn't live at the country. The guys get busted for robbing a gas station while the girls start working at a night club.
Daisy meets a young and handsome man named Panos. He is a motorcycle racing driver. They immediately start a destructive relationship.
Panos tastes his first joint with her and soon they become heroin-addicts, willing to do anything in order to get their daily fix. The film goes on describing their downfall until the apocalyptic ending. —invrct@yahoo.gr.