

One Day in August
2002-10-13 · 106 min · ★ 5.7
Middle August in Athens. Three families, living in a three storey building, leave for their summer vacations. Everyone is wishing for a miracle to happen this summer. In the meantime, a drifter breaks into their apartments and rummages their personal belongings, thus unfolding hidden secrets.
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- Directors
- Constantine Giannaris
- Production companies
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- Countries
- Greece
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Eleni KastaniMorfoula
Akyllas KarazisisFanis
Aimilios HeilakisKostas
Theodora TzimouSandra
Amalia MoutoussiKatia
Michalis IatropoulosMihalis
Costas KotsianidisGiannis
Angela BrouskouPanagia / Giannis's mother
Stathis Papadopoulos
Irini Papadopoulou
Argyris Xafis
Marissa Triantafyllidou
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