Enas Allos Kosmos
Directed by:
Christoforos PapakaliatisScreenplay:
Christoforos PapakaliatisCinematography:
Yannis DrakoularakosComposer:
Kostas ChristidesCast:
J.K. Simmons, Maria Kavoyianni, Christoforos Papakaliatis, Andrea Osvárt, Tawfeek Barhom, Minas Hatzisavvas, Melissanthi Mahut, Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos (more)Plots(1)
Worlds Apart is made up of three love stories between Greeks and foreigners. The first is about Greek Daphne and Syrian refugee Farris. The two fall in love when Daphne almost gets her bag stolen and Farris comes to her aid. But troubles arise when Daphne's father joins a radical rightwing group. The second story is about Greek company worker Giorgos, who is in a loveless marriage, and a coldhearted Swede Elise, who visits Giorgos' company in order to restructure it a story which shows the economic gap between Northern and Southern Europe and the economic crisis facing Greek corporations. The third tale also reflects Greece's troubled economic situation. It's about a budding romance. (Busan International Film Festival)
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This is probably the best Greek film I have seen so far. It very nicely combines the situation in Greece after the financial crisis with the enless lines of migrants who are heading from the Near East to Europe. I enjoyed the three stories – they intertwined in the movie very nicely. Even the actors themselves were great. I was really surprised by the director who also took an acting part in the movie and who put in an absolutely excellent performance. I was also surprised that he managed to talk J. K. Simmons into acting in his project – in the past few years, he has been experiencing a great acting renaissance and wherever I see him, I really admire him. If you wish to see Greece’s answer to what it thinks about the crisis or about Syria, just watch this film.
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