'' The Loser Takes It All '' ( ) is a 2002 Greek dramatic experimental independent underground art film , the seventh feature film directed by Nikos Nikolaidis . The film , produced by the Greek Film Center and Greek Television ET-1 , is the last part of the " Years of Cholera " trilogy beginning with '' The Wretches Are Still Singing '' ( 1979 ) and '' Sweet Bunch '' ( 1983 ) which deals with the last decades of the twentieth century . Production of the film was finished by September 2002 . The film was first screened at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival on 15 November 2002 and its theatrical release began on 31 January 2003 . The film received the Best Director Award and Kostas Gikas received the Best Cinematographer Award for it at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival 's Greek State Film Awards in November 2002
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
The Loser Takes It All