By Akshay
'small things that gives us happiness are often underrated’ this line of a minor character is the blood vein of the movie 'Smuggling Hendrix’. The protagonist Yiannis (Adam Bousdoukous) in pursuit of a 'small thing’, according to others, is mindless of the big things that will obstruct him.
Yiannis, A letdown, debt-ridden, sufferer of a failed marriage and tough-lucky musician is consoled only by his dog Jimi, named after Yiannis’ musical icon Jimi Hendrix.
This dog trespasses into the Turkish occupied Cyprus, the turn of events after this forms the screenplay. And this trespass isn't like the one in Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The Turkish occupied Cyprus is only a scream away from the Cyprus market.
The writer-director Mario Pierides convinced his audience with his justification of the dog's importance. The dog is the only sweet memory of Yiannis’ otherwise bitter married life.
This light, feel-good movie has a good dose of politics which is the reason for its watertight screenplay. Turkish occupied Cyprus isn't recognized as a nation and the EU laws doesn't allow any animal or bird to get into an European nation, from this land.
The Yiannis-Hasan small talks of ownership, nationality, birth will evoke good laughs and also will give food for thought.
The director's treatment of the subject is highly commendable. He has given a fair and an acceptable amount of space for some serious politics in this humorous movie.
Resentment between Yiannis' and his wife Kika (Vicky Papadopoulos) is given a flashback not visually but verbally and it doesn't drag on. There is subtlety even in this exposition, the protagonist who is a musician takes a guitar and sings about his bitter life with his wife, playing it.
The last one or one and a half minutes will give audience goosebumps. As the director systematically destroys walls built of ego. The dog belittles all the restraints imposed by leaders, it doesn't care a jot about.
This movie scores high in both it's surface plot and sublime message by interposing things making it look like a mere coincidence. This movie will be loved by all who wants to be entertained. But, this will be a feast for dog lovers and haters of PETty politics (pun intended).
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