Thimios Bakatakis

Explore Thimios Bakatakis's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Camera

Thimios Bakatakis, born in 1970 in Athens, Greece, is a Greek cinematographer known for his work with director Yorgos Lanthimos. A graduate of the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos. Like most of Lanthimos’ collaborators, Bakatakis knew him from a commercial advertising agency in the 1990s. He shot all Lanthimos’ films before The Favourite (2018), including Kinetta (2005), Dogtooth (2009), Alps (2011), and The Lobster (2015), each with a distinct visual style. His work extends to films like Attenberg (2010), Blind (2014), and Porfirio (2011), plus music videos and commercials. He also works as a theater lighting designer. Bakatakis received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) and contributed to Dogtooth’s Un Certain Regard win at Cannes 2009. He emphasizes unique shooting styles for each project.

Filmography

• The Spectacle (2025)
• Atlantic (2025)
• PERFUMANIA (2025)
• Dive (2020)
• The Lodge (2020)
• Time of Day (2018)
• Pity (2018)
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
• Una (2017)
• Chevalier (2015)
• The Lobster (2015)
• The Family (2015)
• Blind (2014)
• Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
• km (2012)
• The Capsule (2012)
• Keep the Lights On (2012)
• In Search of Avery Willard (2012)
• L (2012)
• Porfirio (2011)
• Alps (2011)
• Attenberg (2010)
• Dogtooth (2009)
• The Last Fakir (2005)
• Kinetta (2005)
• Hardcore (2004)
• Uranisco Disco (2002)
• Cavafy (1996)