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Writer:
Tassos Boulmetis (writer)
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Release Date:
24 October 2003 (Greece) more
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Pepper...is hot and scorches, just like the sun more
Plot:
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Strong emotions more (31 total)

Cast

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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Πολίτικη Κουζίνα (Greece)
A Touch of Spice (International: English title)
Baharatin tadi (Turkey: Turkish title)
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Runtime:
108 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Based on Tassos Boulmetis's personal experiences more
Quotes:
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. more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Strong emotions, 17 July 2004
10/10
Author: nous from Thessaloniki, Greece

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!

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