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From the Snow is a grec film of genre Drama directed by Sotíris Gorítsas with Gerasimos Skiadaresis
From the Snow (1993)
Απ' το χιόνι (Ap' to chioni)
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Add to a movie listIls sont venus de la neige (Απ' το χιόνι (Ap' to chioni)) est un film grec réalisé par Sotíris Gorítsas et sorti en 1993.
Le film fit 12 000 entrées en première exclusivité en Grèce.
Synopsis
Deux Grecs d'Albanie (Thomas Lekkas et Achilleas Nasios) traversent la frontière pour rejoindre la Grèce. Ils sont rejoints en chemin par Nikos, un gamin de 10 ans qui vient de perdre ses parents (sa mère a été tuée par les garde-frontière quand elle essayait de passer en Grèce). Tous trois traversent la Grèce dans un road-movie qui évoque les forces et faiblesses du pays. Ils atteignent enfin Athènes où ils déchantent très vite. En Albanie, ils étaient considérés comme des Grecs ; en Grèce ils sont considérés comme des Albanais. Thomas finit par être tué dans un immeuble inachevé. Les deux autres décident de rentrer chez eux.Actors
Gerasimos Skiadaresis
(Ahilleas Nasios)
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