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Thieves out!

Name: Thieves out!
Director: Kostas Andritsos
Released: 1961
Duration: 86 min

Representation Score

2.9/10

Limited

1961

Director

Kostas Andritsos

Runtime

86 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Thieves out! is a mid-century Greek comedy focused on moral realignment and corporate integrity. The narrative centers on a man restoring order to a steelworks, emphasizing the correction of corruption over social subversion. The film follows typical archetypes of the era, reinforcing traditional hierarchies. While it includes professional women, their roles are largely supportive of the male protagonist's moral journey. Overall, the film serves as a didactic tale about individual ethics. It engages minimally with diverse identities and the deconstruction of established cultural norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does Thieves out! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories. The romance revolves around a traditional relationship between Andreas and Margarita.

How does Thieves out! portray gender?

Fair

Margarita plays a key supporting role but her influence remains secondary to the male protagonist. The narrative adheres to mid-century standards where women primarily support male-led initiatives.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Thieves out!?

Limited

The film portrays a predominantly Greek setting with no indication of multi-ethnic casting or diverse ethnic backgrounds.

How does Thieves out! represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story upholds traditional moral values and emphasizes the restoration of institutional order. It reinforces conventional values without questioning existing social structures.

Does Thieves out! include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with disabilities that play a central role in the plot or character development.

Present on Screen

Features a clear moral storyline centered on honesty and integrity.
Offers a structured narrative about professional ethics and institutional order.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight narratives.
Maintains traditional gender roles where women's influence is secondary to male leadership.
Operates within a homogeneous social framework with limited ethnic diversity.

Official Synopsis

When the general manager who possesses 70% of the shares of a steelworks learns that he is sick and has to go abroad to be cured, he hands his shares to Timoleon Adamantas (Orestis Makris), his brother, a teacher, with whom he hasn’t spoken for almost 30 years. Timoleon, being an honest and goodhearted man, aided by his brother’s secretary, Margarita (Martha Karagianni), with whom his son Andreas is in love, finds out a number of great administrative irregularities. Immediately, he throws out his brother’s number one assistant, Kleftodimos (Dionysis Papagiannopoulos) and Margarita as well and puts everything in order.

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