The Hugger

A bag crammed with fifty million drachmas in cash results in unemployment and a certificate of exceptional honesty, forcing a painfully ethical man to accept the lucrative proposition of a shady entrepreneur. Is he walking into a trap? An accountant, Nikos Agathonikos, is a model citizen, and one day, when he finds a bag with fifty million drachmas in it (although he faces serious financial problems) he hands it over to the police, who then return it to its owner, an industrialist. The hero is declared the most honest man of the year, but this honor becomes his downfall. He loses his job and the woman he loves. He is renounced even by his own brothers. He turns for a job to the industrialist, who sends him to Cyprus to transport drugs. Nikos is under the impression that he is transporting powdered sugar used on lokums (Turkish delights); the customs officers don't suspect him, and the "industrialist" and his ring have a booming business on their hands. At some point, an old fellow-worker who has established her own ring interferes and claims a share. Nikos' integrity and naivety, however, lead to the arrest and conviction of the entire gang. —Greek Film Archive On his way home after a hard day's work, the conscientious and painfully honest accountant, Nikolakis Agathonikos, finds an inconspicuous bag crammed with not one, but fifty million drachmas in cash. Of course, keeping the unexpected treasure is out of the question--and as the ethical employee returns the money to the police, and then, to its rightful owner, the shady entrepreneur, Adipas--a new era begins. However, instead of putting the fame and publicity of his newly acquired certificate of exceptional honesty to good use, a now jobless and penniless Nikos will have to accept Adipas' lucrative proposition, unaware that things are not always what they seem to be. Is the gullible do-gooder walking straight into a trap? —Nick Riganas