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The Strangler of Syggrou (1989)
Directed by Dimitris Tzelas
Overview
Greek horror‑thriller and SOV remake of Maniac, set in late‑’80s Athens. Angelos, a seemingly mild‑mannered window‑display mannequin maker, is haunted by grief and obsession. After crafting a doll in memory of his beloved wife, he spirals into madness—strangling sex workers along Sygrou Avenue and fashioning mannequins from their corpses as twisted trophies.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Apostolos Souglakos | Nikos Karagiorgis | Stella Bonatsou | Agapios Anagnostakis | Anna Dessinioti | Alexandros Diamantis | Jeni Hiloudaki | Karmen | Yianna Katsilianou