

Under the Stars
2001-11-15 · 87 min · ★ 5.0
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 AlikakiFoivi
Akis SakellariouLoukas
Stella FyrogeniLoukas' Mother
Achilleas GrammatikopoulosFoivi's Father
Marinos ChatzivasileiouPanikos
Christina PavlidouFoivi's Mother
Neoklis NeokleousLoukas' father
Popi AvraamMrs Lenia
Androulla IrakleousPanikos' Mother
Sotos StavrakisAlexis
Antonis Katsaris
Pampos CharalambousBarman
Antonis KatsarisMan - Farm House
Lenia SorokkouWoman - Farm House
Manolis MichailidisMechanic 1
Thanasis DrakopoulosMechanic 2
Vasilis MichaelSoldier 2 televisionTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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