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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Tassos Boulmetis (writer)
Release Date:
24 October 2003 (Greece)
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Pepper...is hot and scorches, just like the sun more
Plot:
"A Touch of Spice" is a story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather...
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10 wins
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Strong emotions
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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 |
| Nikos Alatzas | ... | Herb Dealer |
| Anthi Andreopoulou | ... | Teacher |
| Giorgos Antoniadis | ... | Balukli Priest |
| Evelina Arapidou | ... | Baby Fanis |
| Rafaella Aristopoanou | ... | Aishe - 6 years old |
| Soula Bozi | ... | Aunt Eleftheria |
| Nikos Bozopoulos | ... | Priest's Son / Customer |
| Stefanos Damatos | ... | Turkish Officer |
| Giannis Fyrios | ... | Alekakis |
| Mihalis Giannatos | ... | Grandpa's Friend |
| Tilemahos Kakouris | ... | Leonidas |
| Marina Kalogirou | ... | Anna |
| Natalia Kapodistria | ... | Marilena |
| Eleni Karamanidou | ... | Vasoula |
| Thanasis Kouvousis | ... | Student |
| Giorgos Kyriakidis | ... | Fotis |
| Ersi Malikenzou | ... | Varvara |
| Marianna Mavrostamati | ... | Aishe |
| Pavlos Orkopoulos | ... | Commander |
| Tasos Papanastasiou | ... | Turkish Dean |
| Stelios Roidis | ... | Kleovoulos |
| Despoina Sarafidou | ... | Lela |
| Katerina Savrani | ... | Litsa |
| Yorgos Souxes | ... | Balukli Hospital Doctor |
| Dimitris Stefanopoulos | ... | Zinos |
| Mimis Thiopoulos | ... | Thomas |
| Yannis Totzikas | ... | Priest |
| Apostolos Tsironis | ... | Controller (as Apostolis Tsironis) |
| Elena Tsitoura | ... | Hristina |
| Amalia Zarifi | ... | Dorothea's Mother |
| Elias Zervos | ... | Pantelis |
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Also Known As:
Πολίτικη Κουζίνα (Greece)
A Touch of Spice (International: English title)
Baharatin tadi (Turkey: Turkish title)
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A Touch of Spice (International: English title)
Baharatin tadi (Turkey: Turkish title)
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Runtime:
108 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:Atp |
Singapore:M18 |
Spain:7 |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:Livre |
Finland:S |
Italy:T |
Mexico:B |
Hong Kong:IIB
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Based on Tassos Boulmetis's personal experiences
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Fanis Iakovides:
Appetizers are similar to stories which tell of far away journey's flavours and aromas seduce your senses and prepare you for an adventurous journey. That's why the Greek word for return conceals within it the word turn, which conceals within it the word food.
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This movie explores a painful chapter of the recent Greek history; that of the Greeks of 'Polis' (Konstantinoupolis/Istabul) and their suffering because of the political turbulence that dominated Greek-Turkish relations of the 20th century.
The whole movie seems to be an allegory and addresses things through the particular cooking habits (and abilities) of the Greeks of Polis. It has it all: sweetness, bitterness, love, pain. The main actors perform very well but this is not the case for a couple of the supporting ones. The music is discrete and effective and serves its purpose very well in the nostalgic atmosphere.
In any case, the movie achieves to evoke strong emotions and does not deviate from its course for a happy ending. Highly recommended!