
Acting
Argyris Bakirtzis
Born
1947-01-18 (79)
Place of birth
Thessaloniki, Greece
Known for
Acting
Credits
15 titles
Argyris Bakirtzis (Greek: Αργύρης Μπακιρτζής) was born in 1947 in Thessaloniki. He is an architect at the Archaeological Service of Kavala, but everyone knows him as the singer of the Winter Swimmers, the longest-running Greek band. He is a self-taught musician and writes lyrics and music. He was a favorite actor of Stavros Tsiolis and had starred in many of his films, such as "Love in dates" (1990) "Please women don't cry" (1992) "Let the women wait" (1998) and "We have arrived..." ( 2004).
Known for
8.2Follows 17-year-old Maria, a high school senior with dreams of becoming a dancer, whose starry-eyed plans for the future are put on hold when she gets pregnant by her boyfriend Tasos.
Milky Way
2023
6.3As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic causes people to develop sudden amnesia, a man finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help him build a new life. His treatment: performing daily tasks prescribed by his doctors on cassette tape, and capturing those with a Polaroid camera.
Apples
2021
NRBetty, an assistant accountant working at a small marble workshop, heads to the Arkansas nightclub to see her favourite singer perform. As the hours pass and the singer fails to appear, a microcosm of injustices and unfulfilled desires gradually unfolds around her.
Arkansas
2026
4.0The acclaimed Greek director returns with a bittersweet story about the need for human contact. Two men are hired to keep watch on a home in Athens, where a room is illegally built. They will meet many passers-by, some of whom are in fact building inspectors attempting to catch them in the act.
Women Who Passed My Way
2018
6.5Shortly after his wife’s funeral, a merchant wanders around the Peloponnese with his friend, a maestro, whom he considers to be his rival in love. The existence of a date-tree will prove, according to a photograph in the hands of the merchant, his deceased wife’s infidelity.
Love Under the Date-Tree
1990
7.2In the course of the summer three brothers-in-law at a crucial age become involved in ephemeral romantic adventures in the area of Lake Volvi while their families vacation on the island of Thassos and… can wait.
Let the Women Wait!
1998
Film credits
2020s · 6 titles
6.3As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic causes people to develop sudden amnesia, a man finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help him build a new life. His treatment: performing daily tasks prescribed by his doctors on cassette tape, and capturing those with a Polaroid camera.
Apples
2021
NRBetty, an assistant accountant working at a small marble workshop, heads to the Arkansas nightclub to see her favourite singer perform. As the hours pass and the singer fails to appear, a microcosm of injustices and unfulfilled desires gradually unfolds around her.
Arkansas
2026
NRA cinematic farewell to the "Vilma" cinema in Thessaloniki, which closed in December 2024 as the last traditional erotic cinema in Greece. At the same time, a salute to the legendary "Laikon" and "Star", temples of the genre in the two largest cities of Greece. Famous and anonymous people participate in this final farewell.
Vilma: The Last Goodbye
2026
NRMaria and Nikos, a married couple coping with alienation, are spending the weekend at a hotel nestled in nature, by the river Acheron. During their stay, they will try to find new balance in their relationship.
Acheron
2026
NRThe Band called “Winter Swimmers”; the diverse family of amateur and professional musicians who follow the vision of “father” Argyris Bakirtzis; Musical creation as a common component of different trends through strong artistic and personal bonds; a 60-year presence in Greece’s cultural life.
Multiple Reflections of you. Winter Swimmers
2026
5.0On a day when downtown Athens is experiencing yet another ordinary upheaval, young lawyer Antonis Spetsiotis is celebrating his birthday. However, his birthday will unfold in a completely unexpected way, taking him from the courts of Evelpidon to glamorous cafés and dark parking lots on the National Road, from his tidy bachelor pad in Lycabettus to farmhouses in Chalkoutsi and luxurious villas in Aliartos – and will end unpredictably at dawn in Athens.
Where We Live
2022
2010s · 2 titles
4.0The acclaimed Greek director returns with a bittersweet story about the need for human contact. Two men are hired to keep watch on a home in Athens, where a room is illegally built. They will meet many passers-by, some of whom are in fact building inspectors attempting to catch them in the act.
Women Who Passed My Way
2018
5.0When Maria, a young pregnant woman is fired, she goes on a birth strike.
37 Days
2018
1990s · 4 titles
6.5Shortly after his wife’s funeral, a merchant wanders around the Peloponnese with his friend, a maestro, whom he considers to be his rival in love. The existence of a date-tree will prove, according to a photograph in the hands of the merchant, his deceased wife’s infidelity.
Love Under the Date-Tree
1990
7.2In the course of the summer three brothers-in-law at a crucial age become involved in ephemeral romantic adventures in the area of Lake Volvi while their families vacation on the island of Thassos and… can wait.
Let the Women Wait!
1998
6.6A village in Arcadia invites a "famous" icon painter and his assistant to restore the worn-out murals in a historic church. One is an amateur astronomer, and the other is involved in various scams.
Please, Ladies, Don't Cry
1992
3.9On 29 January 1993 eighty prisoners escaped from an Athens prison. Well, in actual fact one convict escaped, a guy named Vassilis, for his beloved in Amalliada, but in his hurry he forgot the prison door open and little by little another seventy-nine got out... The film follows the eleven who made it down to the Peloponnese... with them an old musician who has a map he bought from a Greek in America for $2500 with the lost treasure of General Hursit Pasha.
The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha
1996


