Under the Stars (2001 film)

Under the Stars
Under the Stars
Directed by	Christos Georgiou
Written by	Christos Georgiou
Produced by	Antigone Gavriatopoulou ; George Lykiardopoulos ; Pantelis Mitropoulos, Panos Papahadzis ; Sam Taylor
Starring	Mirto Alikaki, Akis Sakellariou
Cinematography	Roman Osin
Edited by	Annabel Ware
Music by	George Hadjineophytou
Distributed by	British Screen Finance Ltd. ; Cyprus Film Advisory Board ; Film and Music Entertainment ; Greek Film Centre ; Lumiere Productions ; Lychnari Productions ; Mass Productions ; Media ; Prooptiki ; Wave Pictures
Release date	2001
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Greece; Cyprus; United Kingdom;
Languages	Greek; Turkish;

Under the Stars^[1] is a 2001 film set in Cyprus.

Synopsis

The film begins in Cyprus, 1974. A Greek right wing military coup overthrows the government, and the Turkish government invades the island. After a period of intense fighting, the UN intervenes and draws a "Green Line" through the middle of Cyprus, separating the Turkish and Greek territories. Thousands of refugees are relocated and killed, including ten-year-old Lucas’ parents. Twenty six years later, Lucas is living a hermit’s life, haunted by the memory of the past.

Cast

Mirto Alikaki as Foivi
Akis Sakellariou as Loukas
Stella Fyrogeni as Loukas' Mother
Ahilleas Grammatikopoulos as Foivi's Father
Marinos Hadjivassiliou as Panikos
Antonis Katsaris as Actor
Andros Kritikos as Uncle Nikos
Neoklis Neokleous as Loukas' father
Stelios Onoufriou as Lukas
Nefeli Papadaki as Phoebe
Christina Paulidou as Foivi's Mother
Sotos Stavrakis as Alexis

Release

Under the Stars was released in:

Greece on the 15th Novemner 2001 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Netherlands on the 31st January 2001 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam
Serbia on the 3rd February 2002 at the Belgrade Film Festival
United Kingdom on the 3rd July 2002 at the Commonwealth Film Festival
Ireland on the 17th February 2004 at the Dublin Film Festival
Greece on the 17th November 2012 at the Panorama of European Cinema

Awards

Audience Award, Commonwealth Film Festival.
Montreal First Film Prize, Montreal World Film Festival.
Nominated Golden Alexander, Thessaloniki Film Festival.

References

^ Elley, Derek. "Review: 'Under the Stars'". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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[1] Elley, Derek. "Review: 'Under the Stars'". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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