Directed By
Christos Kanakis
Screenplay Written By
Loris Loizidis
A hardhearted miser named Lykourgos is confronted by three unexpected spirits on Christmas Eve, leading him to rediscover his lost humanity and embrace a life shaped by love and generosity.
On Christmas Eve, Lykourgos, an 80-year-old miserly businessman, lives alone, cut off from compassion, generosity, and human connection. Cold, rigid, and resentful of the festive spirit around him, he clings to wealth and routine, refusing even the smallest gesture of kindness.
That night, however, his carefully controlled world begins to crack. The spirit of his recently deceased business partner appears, followed by three mysterious apparitions who confront him with the life he has chosen to forget: moments of youthful generosity, buried guilt, moral compromises, and the slow erosion of his humanity. As the ghosts guide him through fragments of his past, present, and possible future, Lykourgos is forced to face the emotional cost of his isolation and greed.
Set against the wintry landscapes of Epirus, the film offers a tender, faith-tinged reimagining of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, transforming the classic parable into a Greek family drama about memory, responsibility, and the fragile possibility of redemption. Through quiet encounters and painful realizations, Lykourgos begins a slow and uneasy return to compassion, discovering that even the hardest heart may still remember how to love.
Director
Christos Kanakis was born in Athens. He grew up in the film industry, being the son of a director and producer. Childhood was a film school for him. His early and lifelong access to movie collections has provided him with a deep reservoir of cinematic knowledge as a director.
He is directing TV Commercials, music videos, and short films. “The Christmas Carols” is his first feature film. He puts a great deal of importance in the construction of credible characters that add strength to a script. He also likes to spend time and energy in preparation with actors in order to give an emotional value to his work and bring out their best performance. Christos is a character developer and creates unique visuals and images.
Screenplay Writer and Lykourgos
Loris Loizides studied in Athens and returned to Cyprus in 2002, beginning his career in theatre and television. He gained wide recognition as a writer and lead actor in popular TV series and later developed his own successful theatrical productions, in which he writes, directs, and stars. In 2018, he portrayed Cyrano de Bergerac at the Cyprus Theatre Organisation. In December 2025, his Greek-produced feature film The Christmas Carols, which he wrote and starred in, was released in cinemas and received strong critical acclaim.
as The Ghost Of the Present
Born in Athens and raised in Thessaloniki, he graduated with honors in 2012 from the Drama School of the National Theatre of Northern Greece. He has worked in theatre and television, collaborating with acclaimed directors such as Katerina Evangelatos, Aris Biniaris, Michail Marmarinos, Dimitris Tarlow, and Thomas Moschopoulos. From 2006 to 2019, he was the singer and founding member of the hard rock band Parafernelia. He starred in the television series Maestro, which was also released internationally. In 2023, he performed the role of Hippolytus at the Athens & Epidaurus Festival.
as The Ghost of the Past
Gioulika Skafida is a Greek actress working across film, television, and theatre. She graduated from the Athens Conservatoire Drama School and Giorgos Theodosiadis Drama School, and studied Naval Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens. She gained wide recognition through major TV series and made her film debut in Kinetta (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos). Her film credits include Wedding Party, Apnoia, The Puppets, and Smyrna, My Beloved. In 2011, she won Best Actress at the London Greek Film Festival for Apnoia, and in 2014 received the Melina Mercouri Theatre Award.
as Sofianos Karamanos
Giannis Bezοs is a prominent Greek actor and director with a long career in theatre, television, and film, best known for his work in comedy. He studied acting in Athens and began his professional theatre career after military service. He rose to nationwide popularity through landmark television series such as The Unacceptables, Children of Greece, and They and I, while also directing and starring in numerous theatrical productions, including classical comedies.
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The film was released on December 4, 2025, in Greece and Cyprus, reaching a total of 550,000 admissions.
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