Politiki kouzina (2003)

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108 min - Comedy | Drama - 24 October 2003 (Greece)

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"A Touch of Spice" is a story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Georges Corraface	...	Fanis Iakovidis (as George Corraface)
	Ieroklis Michaelidis	...	Savvas Iakovidis
	Renia Louizidou	...	Soultana Iakovidou
	Tamer Karadagli	...	Mustafa
	Basak Köklükaya	...	Saime
	Tassos Bandis	...	Grandpa Vasilis
	Stelios Mainas	...	Uncle Aimilios
	Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos	...	Fanis - 18 years old
	Markos Osse	...	Fanis - 8 years old
	Thodoros Exarhos	...	Thrasyvoulos
	Athinodoros Prousalis	...	Iordanis
	Kakia Panagiotou	...	Aunt Elpiniki
	Dina Mihailidou	...	Dorothea
	Themis Panou	...	Osman Beis
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	Gözde Akyildiz	...	Saime - 5 years old

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"A Touch of Spice" is a story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor,teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor; they both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love; he travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life. Written by Anonymous

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Cinnamon... is bitter and sweet, just like a woman See more »

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

Greece | Turkey

Language:

English | Greek | Turkish

Release Date:

24 October 2003 (Greece) See more »

Also Known As:

Πολίτικη Κουζίνα See more »

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€20,962 (Italy) (27 March 2005) (8 Screens)

Gross:

€1,837,500 (Greece) (6 November 2003)

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Village Roadshow Productions, Greek Film Center, FilmNet See more »

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Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Based on Tassos Boulmetis's personal experiences See more »

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Fanis Iakovides: Don't look back Saïme. On train platforms we look back and that image remains as a promise.
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