From the Edge of the City
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Director Constantine Giannaris Initial DVD release September 11, 2001 Duration Country Greece | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama Music director Akis Daoutis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Constantine Giannaris Release date 1998 (1998) Initial release November 20, 1998 (Thessaloniki) Cast Constantine Giannaris (Interviewer), Stathis Papadopoulos (Sasha), (Natasha), Dimitris Papoulidis (Giorgos), Costas Cotsianidis (Kotsian)Similar movies Greece movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From the Edge of the City (Greek: Από την άκρη της πόλης / Apo tin akri tis polis) is a 1998 Greek film directed by Constantinos Giannaris. It was Greece's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
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Plot
A company of young Pontic Greeks refugees from Russia live in Menidi, a suburb in the edge of Athens. Sasha, the main character, quits his job and collides with his father. His situation spurs him to chase the easy money, ending up in the dark world of prostitution and drugs. The film shows the dark side of the big cities in the western world.
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In 1999, the film was Greece's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
References
From the Edge of the City WikipediaFrom the Edge of the City IMDb From the Edge of the City themoviedb.org