Matchbox

A grumpy middle-aged man in Athens is having a hard time with his business partner and a hell of a time with his family. It sounds like a setup for domestic comedy but it isn't — Economides traps you in a sweltering apartment, strips away every comfort, and refuses to let you look away. The film that announced him and changed Greek cinema in one move. Shot in the concrete heat of an Athenian summer with no relief in sight. People who resemble matches: too much friction, too little space. One spark is all it takes.