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Δεκαπενταύγουστος (2001)

106 min · Drama

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Directors

Constantine Giannaris

Cast

Eleni Kastani, Akilas Karazisis, Amalia Moutousi, Emilios Chilakis

When three families leave their Athens apartment building for the holiday, a teenage burglar enters their homes and uncovers secrets.

The story

On the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, three families living in a three-story apartment building in central Athens leave the city. A couple on the first floor takes their two children to Panagia Soumela, hoping for a miracle for their daughter, who has cancer. The couple on the second floor, facing relationship problems, sets out in search of a fresh start. On the third floor, a middle-class couple heads to its country house, hoping to have a child. While the residents are away, a teenage burglar breaks into their homes and encounters their well-hidden secrets and desires.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Three families live in a three-story apartment building in central Athens, and they decide to leave the city on the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. On the first floor lives a couple (Eleni Kastani and Akylas Karazisis) with their two children. They leave Athens for Panagia Soumela, hoping for a miracle because their daughter has cancer. On the second floor lives a couple with relationship problems (Michalis Iatropoulos and Theodora Tzimou), who leave in search of a fresh start in their relationship. On the third floor lives a middle-class couple (Emilios Cheilakis and Amalia Moutousi) who want to have a child. They leave Athens for their country house. While they are away, a teenage burglar (Kostas Kotsianidis) breaks into their homes and discovers the travelers’ well-hidden secrets and desires. Meanwhile, during the couples’ journeys, revelations come to light and some tangled situations are resolved.

Genres

Drama

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