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From the Snow
5.6
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1h 30m
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1993
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Released
Overview
This highly acclaimed drama from Greek writer/director Sotiris Goritsas, inspired by the Sotiris Dimitriou short story, represented Greece as an official selection for the 1994 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight. It concerns two young Greek men seeking refuge in Albania. Thomas (Vassilis Eleftheriadis) and Achilleas (Ierassimos Skiadaeressis) make an illegal late-night run at the Greek border, joined by young Nikos (Antonis Manolas), a child whose mother had been killed by Albanian guards. Returning to Athens, they find that the land they had missed and dreamed of so often has changed, refusing to accept the returning refugees or even see them as Greek -- the locals refer to the trio as "Albanians" throughout the film. Demoralized and disillusioned, Thomas is accidentally killed while working at a building site to make ends meet, and Achilleas and Nikos decide to return to their Albanian village rather than stay in an Athens, which clearly has no place for them anymore.

Cast
Gerasimos Skiadaresis poster
Gerasimos Skiadaresis
Ahilleas Nasios
Vasias Eleftheriadis poster
Vasias Eleftheriadis
Thomas Lekkas
Andonis Manolas poster
Andonis Manolas
Nikos
Mania Papadimitriou poster
Mania Papadimitriou
Katerina Drosou
Lazaros Andreou poster
Lazaros Andreou
Alkis Katsaris
Menelaos Ntaflos poster
Menelaos Ntaflos
Boss
Pavlos Foltidis poster
Pavlos Foltidis
Ektoras Kaloudis poster
Ektoras Kaloudis
Police Officer at Agrinio
Vasilis Kamitsis poster
Vasilis Kamitsis
Hotel Clerk
Vassilia Kavouka poster
Vassilia Kavouka
Maria Kyriaki poster
Maria Kyriaki
Despina
Alekos Mandilas poster
Alekos Mandilas
TV Salesman
Dimitris Mavropoulos poster
Dimitris Mavropoulos
Makis
Andreas Natsios poster
Andreas Natsios
Border-Policeman
Sofia Olympiou poster
Sofia Olympiou
Grandma Dimitra

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