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In the Greek village of Sugar Town, men have a serious problem. Women
are fleeing the area in search of work or marriage in the big cities,
leaving them behind- and lonely. The majority of these women do not
think about living the rest of their lives in this small agricultural
place where nothing changes. But the men do not have the same luxury of
choice. Tradition dictates they inherit the land and must remain in the
villages.
Fully aware of this situation, the astute
mayor of Sugar Town promises to find the men wives, as part of his
re-election campaign.
"I don't know how he came up with the
idea," says Kadafi, the local coffee shop owner, "but he promised that if we
voted for him, he would organise a trip abroad to find us a wife."
"Dozens of mayors facing the same problem keep calling, asking how to
organise such a trip," explains the mayor. “Hundreds of men gather here to
give me their passports because young Greek women are prejudiced against
village life."
Faced with such pressure, and concerned
about the upcoming election, the mayor finally contacted the mayor of the
Russian town of Klin, who gathered 300 women all looking for foreign
husbands.
"I took the decision to participate in
the trip," says Kostas, because I have everything I need in life... a house,
a car, a, tractor, animals. But I need a partner. I want a family."
Efthimis
is a 40-year-old electrician, who says that he will do everything he can to
win his future Russian bride. "I will show her real love and pure feelings,"
he says, "and if that doesn't work, I will kidnap her!"
Against the odds and local traditions which frown upon mixed marriages,
the Bridegrooms from SugarTown set out on a great journey to find their
future brides and happiness.
Greek title
SUGARTOWN: ΟΙ ΓΑΜΠΡΟΙ
Writer /
Director
Kimon Tsakiris
Producer
Rea Apostolides / Kimon Tsakiris
Produced
by Bi-optic / ANEMON Productions
Co-produced with ARTE-ZDF / ERT / YLE / MAJADE Filmproduktion /
Greek Film Centre / G. Michaelidis.
Supported by the MEDIA Distribution Program of the EU
Versions
28 / 58 / 82 / 4x26 min
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