My Best Friend
The film tells the story of the relationship between two friends who gradually discover that they each kept secrets from the other and played dirty games behind his back. Lakis, an insurance broker in a large company, has won a trip abroad as a “bonus” for his work. He misses his flight, however, and when he returns home finds his wife in bed with his best friend. Following his mother’s advice – “think for five minutes before you act” – he starts to wander around Athens and at the same time relives all his relationships through a series of comic situations.

Lakis Lazopoulos
2001, 35mm, color, 95′
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Competition, THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2001
CREDITS
Directed by
Lakis Lazopoulos, Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay
Lakis Lazopoulos
Cinematography
Platonas Andronidis
Music
XAXAKES
Editing
Giorgos Mavropsaridis
Sets
Anna Georgiadou
Costumes
Elly Papageorgakopoulou
Sound Recording
Panos Papadimitriou
Cast
Lakis Lazopoulos, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Smaragda Karydi, Vera Krouska, Spyros Kalogyrou, Maria Kavoyianni, Gerassimos Genatas, Yannis Bostantzoglou
Production Manager
Nikos Lambropoulos
Executive Producer
Costas Lambropoulos
Producer
LL Productions
Production
FilmNet, Greek Film Centre, Dionyssis Samiotis
Theater Release
March 2, 2001