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Under the Stars
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Under the Stars

2001-11-15 · 87 min · ★ 5.0

Drama

Louka, whose parents were killed in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, persuades a beautiful smuggler to take him over the border to visit his village, where a magical experience awaits them.

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Production details

Directors
Christos Georgiou
Production companies
Attika Films, Film and Music Entertainment, Lychnari Productions, Mass Productions, Prooptiki, Wave Pictures, British Screen Finance, Cyprus Film Advisory Board, Greek Film Centre, Lumiere Productions, Media
Countries
Cyprus, Greece, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 500,000

Top Cast

Mirto AlikakiMirto AlikakiFoivi
Akis SakellariouAkis SakellariouLoukas
Stella FyrogeniStella FyrogeniLoukas' Mother
Achilleas GrammatikopoulosAchilleas GrammatikopoulosFoivi's Father
Marinos ChatzivasileiouMarinos ChatzivasileiouPanikos
Christina PavlidouChristina PavlidouFoivi's Mother
Neoklis NeokleousNeoklis NeokleousLoukas' father
Andros KritikosUncle Nikos
Popi AvraamPopi AvraamMrs Lenia
Androulla IrakleousAndroulla IrakleousPanikos' Mother
Sotos StavrakisSotos StavrakisAlexis
Antonis KatsarisAntonis Katsaris
Stelios OnoufriouLukas - Kid
Nefeli PapadakiFoivi - Kid
Pampos CharalambousPampos CharalambousBarman
Antonis KatsarisAntonis KatsarisMan - Farm House
Lenia SorokkouLenia SorokkouWoman - Farm House
Manolis MichailidisManolis MichailidisMechanic 1
Thanasis DrakopoulosThanasis DrakopoulosMechanic 2
Vasilis MichaelVasilis MichaelSoldier 2 television

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