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Eleni

  • 1985
  • TMDB 6.0/10
  • 1h 54m

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.

Overview

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.

Cast

  • Kate NelliganEleni
  • John MalkovichNicholas 'Nick' Gage
  • Linda HuntKatina
  • Oliver CottonKatis
  • Ronald PickupSpiro
  • Rosalie CrutchleyGrandmother
  • Glenne HeadlyJoan
  • Dimitra ArlissAna (Czechoslovakia)

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