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A Touch of Spice (2003)
Politiki kouzina (original title)

108 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  24 October 2003 (Greece)
7.4
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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 »

Director:

Tassos Boulmetis
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Cast

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

"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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Plot Keywords:

Spice | Grandfather | Cooking | Reunion | Card  | See more »

Taglines:

Pepper...is hot and scorches, just like the sun See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Greece | Turkey

Language:

English | Greek | Turkish

Release Date:

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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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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Based on Tassos Boulmetis's personal experiences See more »

Quotes

Fanis Iakovides: I was afraid... of the moment of having to leave again.
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