Themis Bazaka

Acting

Themis Bazaka

Born 1957-03-03 · Thessaloniki, Greece

Themis Bazaka (Greek: Θέμις Μπαζάκα, Thessaloniki, March 3, 1957) is a Greek theater, television and film actress. Since the 1980s she has appeared in several well-known and notable films, such as Order! (1980). On television she has appeared in the series, The Ancient Rust, The Minore of the Dawn, Rebetiko, Stone Years, Like the Crazy Birds, The Jersey with "9", Hotel Amore, The Tower of Moscow, Signature Priftis, Anatomy of a Crime, Women , Indivisible, Department of Morals , Silver Dinar , Earpickers , The Ridiculousness of It , Absent , Her and Me , A Night Like This , Like Sisters Red Circle , Taksim , The Women of Her Life , Run Away , The 10th Commandment , Marry Me all of ,I Miss You ,Only Two Days ,Wonderful Creatures ,Your Soul ,,Dark Sea ,Fire and Wind ,Milky Way The Witch She has been awarded three times by the Thessaloniki Film Festival, twice for Supporting Actress for the films Rebetiko and The Acrobats of the Garden and with the Award for First Actress for her performance in the film The Stone Years. For this role, she also received an Honorable Mention from the Venice Film Festival. (Source: Wikipedia)

Acting credits

Absences poster
5.9

A family story of incest, decadence and desolation. Greece, early twentieth century. A bourgeois family is on the verge of breaking up. The mother has abandoned the family, and the father, a retired officer, keeps his three daughters, as well as the illegitimate son of the oldest daughter, confined in the house. After his death, the three sisters live through their personal drama. The eldest, Eleni, imbued with the morals of the time and closely identifying with her father, tries to take his place. The middle one, Maria, representing rebellion, goes off with a captain of the sanitation service, while the youngest, Anna, skating on thin ice through all this, is completely destroyed.

Absences

1987

The Factory poster
5.0

A tanner, swamped with debts, must abandon his trade and go work in the local factory.

The Factory

1981

The Island 2: The Hunt for the Lost Treasure poster
6.2

In Nisos 2 the main actors return to the island following the rumours of a hidden treasure. During their "treasure hunt" a bunch of surprises and unexpected events await them.

The Island 2: The Hunt for the Lost Treasure

2011

Varieté poster
5.0

An actor's troupe puts up a variety show.

Varieté

1985

Umbilical poster
2.0

The story of a young woman's struggle to separate from her religious and superstitious upbringing. As she battles her traumatic past she discovers exactly how far she will go to reconcile her internalised doubts.

Umbilical

2021

Avaton poster
NR

Mount Athos is a peninsula situated in Northeastern Greece, the home of 20 Christian Orthodox monasteries and the largest area on earth where access is reserved to men alone. Female animals are banned too, except for cats, songbirds and insects. Throughout the film women discuss a place they have no access to and their ideas and points of view interconnect and take us all the way to the forbidden land. Since the female duo that directs Avaton is unable to visit the peninsula, they decide to reconstruct Athos by using material filmed anywhere but there, animations and reworked archival material.

Avaton

2023

Acropol poster
6.0

1950s Athens. Prince, a self-made impresario and the owner of the "Acropole" review theater, fires one of his leading ladies when she shows up drunk on opening night. In order to replace her, he turns to Lakis Loizos, an expert at comic female roles and an ex-wonder-child of movies, who now runs an agency for extras. At first, Lakis is surprised by the prince's proposal, but finally decides to try his luck on the stage of the legendary theater.

Acropol

1996

The Island poster
6.3

The death of a prominent citizen reveals the corruption that festers behind closed doors on a seemingly beautiful serene Greek island of Sifnos.

The Island

2009

Fugitive Pieces poster
6.2

A child escapes from Poland during World War II and first heads to Greece before coming of age in Canada.

Fugitive Pieces

2008

What If... poster
6.3

Athens, the age of economic crisis. Demetris is a highly independent man who lives a normal life. A confirmed bachelor at the age of 33! When a moment arrives, his choice at that point in time will change everything. His roommate is a female German Shepherd called Lonesome. One night, after supper, Lonesome wants to be taken out. Demetris tries to change her mind, but Lonesome insists. It’s at this moment that he comes to a decision. This decision will change his entire life. If Demetris goes out, he will meet Christina, the love of his life. If he stays in, he will not meet her. Does true love exist? What is the impact of a severe economic crisis on people, and how can the crisis destroy a couple? One story shown from two different angles.

What If...

2012

Rembetiko poster
7.5

The story of a group of Rembetes, singers and musicians of the Greek equivalent to the blues, in the early decades of the 20th century, seen through the eyes of a young female singer.

Rembetiko

1983

The Surface of Things poster
6.0

An urban legend of Athens says that in the 80s a girl was swept away by an ancient underground river that nobody has ever seen. Today a young anthropologist is researching the case, interviewing the girl’s three best friends and their former history teacher.

The Surface of Things

2017

Bliss poster
10.0

The post-it messages of a stranger push Anna to her limits, shattering her mental health. A tragicomic glance at the life of a young woman, viewed through a distorted perception of reality.

Bliss

2017

The Striker with Number 9 poster
5.3

The story of a talented yet self-destructive soccer player in Greece. Based on the novel of the same name by Menis Koumandareas, the film narrates the life and works of Vassilis Seretis, a young, unknown, poor, but talented and ambitious football player, who dreams of conquering the pitches. The hero is willing to give everything and suffer whatever it takes in order to conquer the football world. With his talent as his only weapon, he tries to define his destiny, on a route from Thessaloniki, to Volos and from there to Athens. With him, we taste the mud of the fields, the loneliness of the countryside, the "sold out" matches, but also the ephemeral glow of success. Pantelis Voulgaris signs a film that left an era, as, in addition to its original directorial perspective, it outlines the phenomenon of Greek football in a poetic and at the same time realistic way.

The Striker with Number 9

1988

Phoebe poster
NR

Having been recently discharged from rehab, 26-year-old Phoebe takes her young son on a road trip that will determine their future.

Phoebe

2024

No artwork available
10.0

A young scientist, Andreas Karamanolis, starts to follow the singer Katia, who not only sparks off Andrea's revolution but also draws him into her strange world. On Katia's farm, Andreas lives in a totally absurd environment. He seems to live in a dream, but often dreams can become nightmares

Ο Παράδεισος είναι Προσωπική Υπόθεση

2001

A.C.A.B. All Cats Are Brilliant poster
6.2

Director’s statement: “Electra is in her early 30s, living in Athens today. She is an artist, but she makes a living working as a babysitter. She is an activist and her boyfriend is a political prisoner. She feels lonely and is struggling to find her place in the world. We follow her as she meets the most important people in her life. Through these meetings, we understand better not only Electra, but also a whole generation of young people who feel stifled in this world. Capitalism, consumerism, globalization are currently being cast into doubt, so I needed to make a film that addresses all these things. What I’m interested in is showing how they affect our everyday life, our small decisions, our intimate relationships.”

A.C.A.B. All Cats Are Brilliant

2013

Signs & Wonders poster
3.9

Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.

Signs & Wonders

2001

A Blast poster
5.7

Running away on the highway, Maria is alone in her roaring SUV. Behind her, fire and a case full of money. In front of her, the hopeless vastness of the motorway. Only a day before she was a caring mother, a loving wife, a responsible daughter. Today she has gone rogue.

A Blast

2014

The Attack of the Giant Mousaka poster
3.3

Around the year 2000, a terrible occurence shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how, for what reason? But no one can give an answer...

The Attack of the Giant Mousaka

1999

Stone Years poster
6.1

The true story of a young couple (Babis and Eleni) fighting for love and freedom. An odyssey in and out of prisons during the dark period between the Greek civil war until the end of dictatorship in 1974.

Stone Years

1985

Real Life poster
4.6

Aris, 27 years old, returns home after a long journey... His mother, an eccentric and lonely woman lives together with her secretary, Sylvia and her loyal gardener mute Christos. Her house is famous not only for its view in Acropolis but also for his pool: the deepest in Europe. Determined to leave behind his past and start a new life, Aris, will search the secret of his youth, he will fall in love with a poor girl, Alexandra and he will confront his own ghosts. In the meanwhile a fire turns Athens into a living hell...

Real Life

2004

Anna's Summer poster
5.3

A widow reminisces on her life after returning to her family home in Greece.

Anna's Summer

2001

Amerika Square poster
5.9

Tattoo artist Billy and unemployed Nakos are best friends from Athens. Old bachelor Nakos is a racist, obsessed with the victim mentality, and he rages at Greece’s increasing immigrant numbers. Billy, however, is in favor of foreigners coming. They meet in Amerika Square in Athens because of Syrian refugee Tarek.

Amerika Square

2016