The Striker with Number 9

The story of a talented yet selfdestructive 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