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The Tree and the Swing
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The Tree and the Swing

2013-11-12 · 108 min · ★ 5.9

Drama

Coming home to make amends with her estranged father, Eleni finds herself confronted with an unexpected kinship.

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Production details

Directors
Maria Douza
Production companies
Greek Film Centre, Steficon, Fos
Countries
Greece, Serbia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mirto AlikakiMirto AlikakiEleni
Ilias LogothetisIlias LogothetisKyriakos
Mirjana KaranovićMirjana KaranovićNina
Nikos OrphanosNikos OrphanosMarkos
John BicknellHarry
Veronika BielicaMiss Todorovic
Periklis HoursoglouPeriklis HoursoglouTown Councillor
Thomas JansenThomas JansenMedical Student
Eleni KouletsiMira
Melina LialiouYoung Eleni
Alexandros LogothetisAlexandros LogothetisYoung Kyriakos (voice)
Iris MittaAnna
Peter OlevbovMedical Student
Gennadios PatsisGennadios PatsisStefan
Giorgos SouxesGiorgos SouxesIordanis
Eirini StratigopoulouEleni's Mother
Giovanni TzannetisArchitect
Kate VandorosMedical Student
Dimitris VergadosArchitect

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