Apontes
Apontes | |
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Directed by | Nikos Grammatikos |
Written by | Nikos Grammatikos |
Starring | , , Vangelis Mourikis, Tasos Nousias, , |
Cinematography | Kostas Gikas |
Edited by | Yorgos Mavropsaridis |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Greece |
Language | Greek |
Apontes (Greek: Απόντες) is a Greek film directed by Nikos Grammatikos. The film released in 1996 and it stars , , Vangelis Mourikis, Tasos Nousias, and . The film is also known with the English title The Absent Ones or the French title Truants. It won the best film award both the Greek State Film Awards and the Greek Film Critics Association Awards.
Plot[]
Six old schoolfriends meet every summer in Salamina, the place where they grew up. Year after year they change and mature and the youthful dreams are replaced by reality. Αs they grow up, their once-solid friendship inevitably fades. Finally, they follow different paths and gradually become like strangers. One member doesn't stand the situation and commits suicide.[1]
Cast[]
- as Andreas
- as Manolis
- Vangelis Mourikis as Sakis
- Tasos Nousias as Giannis
- as Nikos
- as Antonis
Awards[]
Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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1996 Greek State Film Awards | Best Film | Nikos Grammatikos | Won |
Best Director | Nikos Grammatikos | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Nikos Grammatikos | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | , , Vangelis Mourikis, Tasos Nousias, , | Won | |
Greek Film Critics Association Awards | Best Film | Nikos Grammatikos | Won |
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Categories:
- 1996 films
- Greek-language films
- Greek films
- Greek film stubs