Head On Page #3

Synopsis: Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ana Kokkinos
  9 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
NOT RATED
Year:
1998
104 min
545 Views


-No.

Maybe.

[Ari] Dyke. Lezzo.

Chill out, will you? Chill out.

-Poofter, poofter.

[laughs]

-Poofter, poofter.

-Chill out.

Chill out.

-Poofter, poofter.

Poofter, poofter, poofter.

Poofter.

Poofter, poofter.

I'm glad you don't act like a f*ggot, Ari.

-I'm a man.

And I take it up the ass.

[chuckles]

Of course you do, you're Greek.

We all take it up the ass.

Oh, f***! F***, f***!

F***ing life.

[Betty] - I hate this f***ing life!

I hate this f***ing life!

F***ing hate it.

[woman singing outside]

[singing in foreign language]

[sighs]

[continues singing]

[laughter]

- [Sophia] Ari.

What did you tell Tasia?

-What, nothing.

-Why did you tell her

you're leaving home?

-I didn't.

-Don't lie to me.

-It's no big deal, Mama.

Yeah, well that's his problem.

-But I won't be able to see you.

[laughter]

-What if I went to Greece?

Mum, there's no work here.

Maybe I could get work in Greece.

-Ari, please don't say that.

I couldn't stop worrying

if you were in Greece forever.

-It wouldn't be forever,

just for a year or so.

-Excuse me, Tia.

-Congratulations.

-Thanks.

[speaking in foreign language]

[Dimitri laughs]

[speaking in Greek]

-Actually we're getting engaged.

[laughs]

-Thanks, thanks.

-Thanks.

[speaking in Greek]

[laughs]

[speaking cheerfully in Greek]

[laughing and whooping]

[loud rock music]

[music turns off]

[girl groans]

-Ari, turn it on.

Turn it back on.

[distant pulsating dance music]

[church bells ring]

[heavy rock music]

-Don't like her friends.

[heavy rock music]

[yelling]

-F***, this place is full of Arabs.

-Hmm! Youth of the north.

[car horn toots]

-Face it, motherfuckers.

-What the f*** are you doing?

-Stop it, Ari.

-You're not in Europe anymore.

This isn't Asia, motherfuckers.

This isn't Africa.

Pray, pray to God, pray to Allah,

pray to Buddha, pray the f*** to whatever,

it doesn't matter.

Pray day and night,

'cause nothing's gonna save your kids now.

-Nothing!

-You tell 'em, Ari.

-F***ing wogs.

F***ing wogs.

-Whoo!

[heavy rock music]

[revving engine]

-Come on, I'll walk you over.

All right, you come to Steki later.

We'll be there until late, all right?

-Mm-hmm.

-You and Charlie.

-Charlie.

-Ari.

[Charlie] Hey everybody,

this is Ari, Alex's big brother.

How are you, Alex?

[laughter]

[laughter stops]

[breathes deeply]

[upbeat music]

[woman singing in foreign language]

[indistinct chatter]

[greets man]

-I'm going to get a drink.

-Go and find a table.

Don't tell Dina about the speed.

She thinks we cut everything but dope.

-Yeah, sure.

-Do you want to go do some now?

-Maybe later.

[upbeat music continues]

[Ari] Pint and a whisky.

[woman continues singing

in foreign language]

[speaking indistinctly]

[Peter] How are you?

[Ari] Where's Janet?

-Look, I don't care.

Mandela's still a hero.

-With friends. She hates wog crowds.

-When it comes to power,

color does not matter.

-They intimidate her.

Hey everyone,

this is Ari, my little brother.

-Hi.

-Aw, agree with me for once, you pig.

[Peter] Sit.

[crowd applauds singer]

[Sean] You made it.

Ari, this is Ariadne.

-Pleased to meet you, Ari.

[Sean]

Anyway, there shouldn't be any barriers.

The idea of a nation state's

a thing of the past.

[man] But immigration should be cut back.

It's an ecological argument.

[scoffs]

[man] We're the driest continent on

this earth.

-That bullshit feeds into racism, George.

-George, you're sounding like

an anally retentive skip, mate.

It's too late, they've already let us in.

The barbarians are inside the gates.

[laughter]

-That's what wrong with this country.

Everyone hates everyone.

The skips hate the wogs.

The wogs hate the Asians.

-And everyone hates the blacks.

-Yeah, exactly.

-You don't even know any Kooris.

-What's that got to do with it?

I fight racism wherever I see it.

-Whether it's the Greeks, the Italians.

-F*** the wogs.

-The Vietnamese.

-F*** the gooks.

-Or the Kooris.

-F*** the boongs.

-What's your problem?

What are you, Ari?

Some kind of wanker?

-Hey, maybe I'm a barbarian.

[Peter laughs]

[Peter] Bravo, a Greek barbarian.

-Oh. So f*** everyone else.

But you're proud to be Greek.

-Proud to be Greek?

I had nothing to do with it.

[upbeat music]

[crowd cheering and whistling]

-Where have you been?

We're meant to be celebrating.

Joe won't dance with me.

-Joe doesn't do Greek dancing.

-You should learn.

[cheers and applause]

-Don't drink so much.

-F***, Ari.

-Sit down, you're pissed.

I told you not to have another one.

F***.

-Give me a kiss.

[Joe] What the f*** are you doing?

-You all right?

What are you doing here?

[Dina] Let go of me.

[Betty] Stop asking me questions.

-Don't touch me.

-Got some quick?

[woman singing in foreign language]

[crowd singing a response]

[sniffs]

[sniffs and sighs]

[singing in foreign language]

-I love you, Betty.

[Joe] Betty?

[woman] F*** off, you moron.

-Betty.

-F*** off!

-F*** off and leave us alone.

-What are you doing?

-Get out!

Just get out, you prick.

F*** you, Joe.

-What the f***

are you giving her drugs for?

She skitzes out!

-Jesus, Joe, f***ing relax.

You know,

you're turning into a real d*ckhead.

-You better f***ing apologize.

[laughs]

Grow up, Ari.

-Get a job.

-Ah yes sir, no sir,

can I have a raise, sir?

Can I have a day off, sir?

My wife's having a baby, sir.

They've offered you a house, haven't they?

Hey?

Given you a big, fat, juicy deposit,

haven't they, Joe?

Marriage all arranged, is it?

You think they're going to let you

walk down the aisle of a Greek church

with your little crew cut

in a f***ing Greek church?

No f***ing way, mate.

-I want to marry Dina.

-Yeah, since when?

-I'm embarrassed to be seen with you.

-What did you say to me?

What did you say?

[upbeat music]

[unzips]

[Ari breathing heavily]

[man grunting]

[panting]

[grunts]

[breathing quickens]

[moans]

[grunting]

-Pull me.

[breathing heavily]

[man whimpers]

[Ari grunting]

[Ari grunts]

[panting and moaning]

[zips up]

[upbeat music]

-F*** politics, let's dance.

[upbeat music]

[woman sings in foreign language]

[crowd whistling and cheering]

[singing in foreign language]

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

[woman singing in foreign language]

[cheers and applause]

-You dance well.

[laughter]

-Sugar.

[Johnny] You're so beautiful when you

dance.

-What the f*** are you doing here?

[men yelling in foreign language]

[scattered laughter]

-Play.

Play something.

I want to dance.

[man] Hey mate, who's your girlfriend?

[woman howls]

[laughter]

[upbeat music]

[scattered laughter]

[glass shatters]

-Ari.

Wait.

Where are you going?

Ari.

I'm sorry.

-There's nothing

for you to be sorry about.

-Yes there is.

-Where's Ariadne?

-Inside.

-She's very beautiful.

-So are you.

[Toula] Ari.

They loved me.

They wanted more.

-You're crazy, Johnny.

-Johnny's not here.

It's the girl's night out.

-It's too much.

It's too much!

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Andrew Bovell

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