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A rich man loves a poor woman. A rich mother loves her poor self. A rich city loves its poor...end

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Aris Kalligas
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Mrs. Kalliga
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Alexandra
Yiannis Diamantis ...
Hristos
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Nikos
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Sylvia
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Mother
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Grigoris
Stavros Karelis ...
Giannakis
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Joy Martinokosta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dora Anthi
Ioanna Artemiou ...
Woman at Shop
Christophe Bersult
Marilin Blazoudaki
Alexandra Delli
Petros Depian
Sofia Dimitrakopoulou
Angelos Droulias
Andrianos Efstathiou
Thanos Fatouros
Panagiotis Floros
Lida Galanou
Alexandros Gavaris
Nicole Horinopoulou
Eleana Horiti
Kostas Houvardas
Jenny Iliadi
Francois Jonquet ...
Francois
Eleni Kalatzopoulou ...
Quarelling Woman
Katerina Kana
Marina Kapetanopoulou ...
Giorgos' Friend
Spyros Karagiannis
Konstadinos Kasidopoulos
Loulou Kasidopoulou
Natali Kedikoglou
Giorgos Kelefis
Vasilis Keramitsanis
Grigoris Kokkinakis
Maria Konstadakaki ...
Maid
Pantelis Kourgiantakis
Andreas Koutras
Gianna Kribidi
Nikolas Kyparissos
Mihalis Lioupis
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Diver
Sotos Mallas
Dimosthenis Manousaridis
Simos Mihalopoulos
Giannis Nikolaidis
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Killer in Club (as Elektra Nikolouzou)
Pandelis Pagoulatos
Xenia Papadatou ...
Maid
Marianna Papageorgiou
Persa Papageorgiou
Giannis Papagiannis
Dionysis Parashos
Orsalia Partheni
Dimitris Poros ...
Giorgos' Friend
Ioanna Portolou
Nikolas Prakas
Alexis Saripanidis ...
Diver (as Alexandros Saripanidis)
Giorgos Sideris
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Giorgos
Sofia Vamiali
Alexandra Verykokaki
Nikiforos Vlassis ...
Quarelling Man
Monica Von Pickartz
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Lady at the Party

Directed by

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Panos H. Koutras

Written by

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Panagiotis Evangelidis ... ()
 
Panos H. Koutras ... ()

Produced by

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Fabrice Coat ... producer
Panos Papahadzis ... producer (as Panagiotis Papahatzis)
Athena Sakellariou ... producer
Panayotis Veremis ... executive producer (as Takis Veremis)

Music by

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Michalis Delta

Cinematography by

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Elias Kostandakopoulos

Editing by

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Elissavet Chronopoulou

Editorial Department

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Maria Gerakaki ... assistant editor
Vagelis Metaxas ... film recording operator
Christos Manousakis ... machine room operator (uncredited)

Casting By

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Akis Gourzoulidis
Sotiria Marini

Art Direction by

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Panayiotis Hadjistefanou

Set Decoration by

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Dimitris Athanasiou

Costume Design by

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Panayiotis Hadjistefanou

Makeup Department

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Nikos Bitsanis ... key makeup artist
Dimitra Giatrakou ... special makeup effects artist
Hronis Tzimos ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Christos Glimis ... assistant production manager
Eleni Kossyfidou ... production manager
Giorgos Papadimitriou ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sofia Liaropoulou ... second assistant director
Stratoula Theodoratou ... assistant director

Art Department

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Thanasis Alatsidis ... property master
Myriki ... graphic artist

Sound Department

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Kenan Akkawi ... sound designer
Yannis Antipas ... boom operator (as Giannis Antypas)
Giorgos Mikrogiannakis ... dubbing
Nikos Papadimitriou ... sound
Kostas Varympopiotis ... re-recording mixer (as Kostas Varybopiotis)
Mark Kenna ... consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Harold Herbert ... visual effects
George Manolopoulos ... additional visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Stelios Apostolopoulos ... camera operator: underwater scenes
Christos Douros ... assistant camera
Dimitris Geronikolos ... assistant camera: underwater scenes
Grigoris Moschos ... electrician
Nikos Papadakis ... grip
Simos Sarketzis ... camera operator
Nektarios Solidakis ... grip
Nikos Spyropoulos ... electrician
Kanaris Tsiganos ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Margarita Dedebili ... dresser
Magda Kaloriti ... costumer
Eva Kamberidou ... assistant costume designer
Litsa Miheli ... seamstress
Alexandra Papanastasiou ... assistant costume designer

Music Department

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Nikos Veliotis ... musician: cello
Petros Vlassis ... musician: viola and violin

Script and Continuity Department

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Katerina Barbatsalou ... script supervisor
Lewis Cole ... script editor
Giovanni Robbiano ... script editor

Transportation Department

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Giorgos Tsiaras ... transportation (as Georgios Tsiaras)

Additional Crew

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Aristea Anagnostou ... production assistant
Giorgos Hatzimitros ... production assistant
Nickoletta Marouli ... caterer
Efi Papazachariou ... publicist
Sofia Roboli ... sign language coach
Rena Rwane ... production secretary
Argyris Vavouris ... phototypesetting
Katerina Vyssouli ... making-of

Thanks

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Michalis Ahouriotis ... special thanks
Hrysoula Alatsidou ... special thanks
Dimitra Athanasiou ... special thanks
Jenny Balatsinou ... special thanks
Carole Baraton ... special thanks
Pascale Breton ... special thanks
Lewis Cole ... special thanks
Nicole Dalati ... special thanks
Haris Davlas ... special thanks
Grigoris Fitsioris ... special thanks
Lida Galanou ... special thanks
Lakis Gavalas ... special thanks
Dan Griffiths ... special thanks
Francois Jonquet ... special thanks
Konstantinos Kafiris ... special thanks
Giorgos Kalogeropoulos ... special thanks
Mina Kasidopoulou ... special thanks
Giorgos Kelefis ... special thanks
Grigoris Kokkinakis ... special thanks
Kougianos ... special thanks
Memi Koupa ... special thanks
Aliki Koutra ... special thanks
Manolis Kranakis ... special thanks
Pascale Lafay ... special thanks
Amanda Livanou ... special thanks
Ilias Mihalolias ... special thanks
Apostolis Mitropoulos ... special thanks
Marianna Papageorgiou ... special thanks
Ioanna Portolou ... special thanks
Giannis Serpieris ... special thanks
Tolis Skoulariotis ... special thanks
Patrick Sobelman ... special thanks
Michel Spavone ... special thanks
Giorgos Tziotzios ... special thanks
Florence Veremis ... special thanks
Apostolos Voulgaris ... special thanks
Laurie Woodrow ... special thanks
Lina Zaharatou ... special thanks
Konstadina Zaharopoulou ... special thanks
Karolos Zonaras ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Aris, 27 years old, returns home after a long journey... His mother, an eccentric and lonely woman lives together with her secretary, Sylvia and her loyal gardener mute Christos. Her house is famous not only for its view in Acropolis but also for his pool: the deepest in Europe. Determined to leave behind his past and start a new life, Aris, will search the secret of his youth, he will fall in love with a poor girl, Alexandra and he will confront his own ghosts. In the meanwhile a fire turns Athens into a living hell... Written by mank

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Also Known As
  • Αληθινή ζωή (Greece)
  • Real Life (Canada, English title)
  • Real Life (World-wide, English title)
  • Prawdziwe życie (Poland)
Runtime
  • 118 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Official selection in the Toronto International Film Festival 2004 in the section Contemporary World Cinema See more »
Movie Connections Features Malu Mulher (1979). See more »
Quotes [from trailer]
Joy: In this city, you always have to turn somewhere
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