| The Loser Takes It All | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα | |
| Directed by | Nikos Nikolaidis |
| Written by | Nikos Nikolaidis |
| Produced by | Nikos Nikolaidis |
| Starring | Giannis Aggelakas Simeon Nikolaidis Jenny Kitseli Ifigenia Asteriadi Louise Attah Ioanna Pappa Savva Loumi Melissa Stoili Maro Mavri Christos Houliaras George Houliaras Kostas Katsikis Dimitris Katsimanis Themis Katz Stefanos Lazarinos Grigoris Pimenidis Notis Pitsilos Takis Tsagaris Michele Valley |
| Cinematography | Kostas Gikas |
| Edited by | Giorgos Triandafyllou |
| Music by | Giannis Aggelakas Simeon Nikolaidis |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Greek Film Center Greek Television ET-1 Prooptiki |
Release date | 15 November 2002 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival) |
Running time | 120 Minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
| Budget | ₯ 280,000,000 |
The Loser Takes It All (Greek: Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα, romanized: O chamenos ta pairnei ola) is a 2002 Greek dramatic experimental independent underground art film, the seventh feature film directed by Nikos Nikolaidis. The film, produced by the Greek Film Center and Greek Television ET-1, is the last part of the "Years of Cholera" trilogy beginning with The Wretches Are Still Singing (1979) and Sweet Bunch (1983) which deals with the last decades of the twentieth century. Production of the film was finished by September 2002. The film was first screened at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival on 15 November 2002 and its theatrical release began on 31 January 2003. The film received the Best Director Award and Kostas Gikas received the Best Cinematographer Award for it at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival's Greek State Film Awards in November 2002.[1]
