From the Snow (1993)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1993-03-16
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Sotiris Goritsas
Top Cast
- Gerasimos Skiadaresis as Ahilleas Nasios
- Vasias Eleftheriadis as Thomas Lekkas
- Andonis Manolas as Nikos
- Mania Papadimitriou as Katerina Drosou
- Lazaros Andreou as Alkis Katsaris
- Menelaos Ntaflos as Boss
- Pavlos Foltidis as
- Ektoras Kaloudis as Police Officer at Agrinio
- Vasilis Kamitsis as Hotel Clerk
- Vassilia Kavouka as
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