Highway to Hellas Page #4

Synopsis: The Germans are coming. To snoop, pry and inspect once again, because the Greek are always under suspicion to lie, cheat and scam. And rightfully so. Jörg Geissner, an employee of the Munich based AVO-Bank arrives on the island of Paladiki, to check on the registered securities of a credit granted years ago by his bank. His suspicion: the registered securities - a hospital and a power generating plant - don't really exist. But the Greeks aren't stupid - they will make Geissner prove that the securities don't exist. And so a completely overwhelmed Geissner embarks on an unexpected Odyssey all by himself, against the rest of the island. His constant companion being the shrewd German-Greek gigolo Panos, who will see to it that Geissner's search for the power-plant will get him nowhere. In the meantime Paladiki's Mayor Spyros will desperately try to conjure something up, which would maybe look like a power plant, at least at night and with the help of a few drink and then some more drinks.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Aron Lehmann
Production: Pantaleon Films
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Year:
2015
88 min
19 Views


You don't even care about your son

because of your bloody freedom!

I don't trust guys like that.

Okay. That hurt.

You'll get your power plant.

Inside and out, upside and down!

Who do you Germans think you are?

You still think you're special.

Show me the power plant!

Fine. My cousin

can bring the key in five days.

No, no!

No more cousins, and no five days.

I want to see the power plant tomorrow.

In two days I lose my job.

- That's not my problem.

- Oh yes! That's your biggest problem!

Because tomorrow evening I'll report

that your power plant doesn't exist,

and we'll build a giant hotel here

like you've never seen before!

We'll turn your Galapagos

into the new Majorca!

I want to see the power plant. Tomorrow!

But I don't have a key!

This time I'm going to get you.

Come with me.

Hey, little man,

keep an eye on the shop.

Get in, I'll show you something.

You want to take the boat

to the power plant?

Please.

Why are we transporting a box of dynamite?

It's for our artificial reef.

You're doing that on purpose, right?

CAUTION HIGH VOLTAGE

- There he is!

- I can see that.

- Do the donkey!

- No!

First comes the short circuit,

then the donkey.

Give it to me.

Sometimes you have to take fate

into your own hands.

Watch out.

- Come on, get up.

- What's going on?

Get up, I said.

Come on, get up!

We're going to drop anchor here,

and I'll prove the cable is out of order.

You'd rather kill us than admit

you've been deceiving me the whole time?

The donkey!

Do the donkey!

- Did you hear a donkey?

- I have no idea.

Yes, it was a donkey!

- You can throw the anchor!

- No.

- Yes!

- Not with a 30,000 volt cable down there!

Damn it!

Why isn't it stopping?

But we've already done the donkey!

- We have to warn Panos!

- But the German will hear us!

I'll pull out the cable!

Give me your jacket!

And you give me your sweater!

- Are you crazy?

- Do it!

Go on! Quick!

Give that to me.

That was someone yelling.

That was a donkey!

Here! Throw it in.

- Take it off me!

- No, you!

Watch out!

- Why?

- High voltage!

Give it here!

Oh, God!

Nothing happened.

- What?

- Nothing happened!

- Spyros, are you okay?

- Are you still alive?

- Are you still alive?

- Are you in pain?

What did I tell you?

No electricity.

Move!

Happy new year.

Your hand!

Your hand!

Giorgios!

Your hand!

One, two, three!

Oh, no!

Bloody hell!

- Daddy, it's not my fault.

- Bloody hell!

Out of the way!

Listen, little man...

It's not your fault.

It was a power outage!

I'm an idiot.

Listen, little man, listen.

Do you want to work for me?

Full-time. For life. Huh?

Do you want to work for me? Forever?

Come here.

I have to go again for a while.

I'll be back.

I have to take care of something.

It'll be fine.

Dr Yannis can do it.

His mother was a seamstress.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry, mate.

I'm sorry too.

It was nice all the same.

Yes, it was.

Giorgios! Giorgios!

Damn it, don't do this to me!

Herr Kommissar, grit your teeth.

- Don't die.

- Herr Kommissar! Herr Kommissar!

Giorgios, my friend,

I'm so sorry, I didn't want this!

You have to see the inside

of the power plant.

And don't let them

fool you!

You poor man, Geissner.

What did they do with you?

It's not all that bad.

You're a brave man.

And your effort was not in vain.

We've got them!

They staged quite a fairy tale for you.

The power plant isn't real.

The beach is ours, Jrg.

We're saved.

And you, dear Geissner, will soon be home.

With your AVO Bank family.

GET WELL:

With best wishes

from your colleagues.

Schewe?

Yes.

Are you serious?

A bit faster, Schewe.

And stay on it!

To type the amount, press here.

2.50 euro, for example. Okay?

Tick, tock, bang. See? Easy.

If you want to open the till,

what do you do?

Then you press here.

Press it.

No, wrong button.

No matter. There's just

one important thing to remember:

Beautiful women and Greeks

only pay half.

Germans, Brits and Russians pay double.

The rest pays the normal price.

Pep! Do you want a beer?

Four euros.

- Giorgios is a Greek now.

- One euro.

Bravo!

Hey-

I'm sorry about the finger.

Oh. I'm the one who's sorry.

- Because of the beach.

- Let them come.

That sort of thing can take a while.

Giorgios...

Do you mind

if I don't come to the harbour?

I don't like goodbyes.

No, that's fine by me.

I don't like goodbyes either.

Sorry.

- Dr Laichinger.

- Geissner. Where are you?

- I'll be right there.

- Hurry up. Hop to it.

Good bye.

I'll take you.

Thanks.

Well...

Thank you.

Thank you for everything.

It was so unbelievably nice here with you.

I thank you too.

Have a good trip.

Can't you just shut up for once!

It's just unbearable!

Herr Kommissar...

What a fantastic Pep Guardiola!

Yes, indeed.

Odysseus!

Odysseus!

- What's all this nonsense, Geissner?

- Odysseus!

Odysseus.

Damn it, Geissner,

what the hell are you doing?

Odysseus!

- I'm staying here!

- Yeah!

Well. Like I said:

At least it's a good story.

I ask you

What could possibly befall me

What could possibly befall me

Believe me, I love life

The carousel will go on turning

Even if we go our separate ways

Even if we go our separate ways

You know I love life

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