Maria Diakopanagiotou
Acting
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Known For
From The Balcony
A little story from a blue-collar neighborhood. Lina, a middle-aged lady who never leaves the balcony of her house, intervenes in everything that happens within her visual field. People passing by in front of her building, neighbors from the apartments across the street, everyone realize that whatever they do, Lina is watching day and night and intervenes: From throwing a bandage from her balcony when an accident takes place to giving parking advice or notifying the police for a burglary. Some are surprised by her attitude, but most are annoyed by her constant gaze on them. Until Lina loses her son in a car accident and does not go out to her balcony ever since. The neighborhood is not the same anymore.
In the Nick of Time
Five people, strangers to each other, are in the wrong place at the wrong time. They witness a murder and from then on an endless tangle of adventures begins for them. Dalia, Zoumboulia, Spyros, Fotis, Angela... unite in a group, draw strength from each other and aim to deliver justice in an old and dark case... Through dangers and upheavals they will manage to reach in the truth of the case but also their own, personal truth.
Arcadia
Neurologist Katerina and former doctor Yannis are heading off to a deserted seaside resort. Silence descends on the car as they travel across dunes in a windy autumn, matching the less-than-pleasant occasion: Yannis has been called to identify the victim of a tragic accident at the hospital of the small town. When the local policeman informs them that the victim’s vehicle had plunged over the parapet of a stone bridge and leads them to the morgue, Katerina sees her worst suspicions confirmed. Together with Yannis, but also on her own nightly excursions to a mysterious, rustic beach bar called Arcadia, they begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together, revealing a haunting story of love, loss, acceptance and letting go.
Turkish for Beginners
A divorced Greek mother of two children meets a divorced Turkish father of two children. They soon fall in love and end up moving in together along with all the children, big mistake because both sides don't get along.
Birds (Or How to Be One)
Two men go in search of a birdman to become a bird in nine steps.
Luna Bar
One night. One bar. 15 stories. And only one waiter to serve them. A young man, with no previous experience working in a bar, gets a job as a waiter. During one night he meets and serves various customers to the best of his abilities, and comes face to face with their quirky personalities and strange stories. A series of vignettes taking place in one bar during one night only.
Hen
« With great power comes great responsibility » but what if the hero is just a hen? Escaping from a chicken farm, she finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.
Filmography
as The Girl
as Lina
as Ντίνα Τουρκοχωρίτη
as Theater Actress