The Photograph

  • June 10, 2022 / 21:00

Director:  Nikos Papatakis
Cast: Christos Tsangas Aris Retsos, Zozo Zarpa, Christos Valavanidis; Despina Tomazani
Greece, 1986, DCP, 86’, color
Greek with Turkish and English subtitles   

Ilias Apostolou, a young furrier who has had a hard time under the dictatorship, leaves Castoria in 1971 with a photograph he finds in the street in order to go to France, to a distant relative of his, Gerassimos Tzivas, who has been living there since 1950 and whom he asks for help in finding work in Paris. A misunderstanding is created around this photograph, which sets off a series of events that culminate in a dramatic finale.

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Z

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