Stars
Georges Corraface
Ieroklis Michaelidis
Renia Louizidou
Tamer Karadagli
Basak Köklükaya
Tassos Bandis
Stelios Mainas
Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos
Markos Osse
Thodoros Exarhos
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Georges Corraface | Character: Fanis Iakovidis
Actor: Ieroklis Michaelidis | Character: Savvas Iakovidis
Actor: Renia Louizidou | Character: Soultana Iakovidou
Actor: Tamer Karadagli | Character: Mustafa
Actor: Basak Köklükaya | Character: Saime
Actor: Tassos Bandis | Character: Grandpa Vasilis
Actor: Stelios Mainas | Character: Uncle Aimilios
Actor: Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos | Character: Fanis - 18 years old
Actor: Markos Osse | Character: Fanis - 8 years old
Actor: Thodoros Exarhos | Character: Thrasyvoulos
Actor: Athinodoros Prousalis | Character: Iordanis
Actor: Kakia Panagiotou | Character: Aunt Elpiniki
Actor: Dina Mihailidou | Character: Dorothea
Actor: Themis Panou | Character: Osman Beis
Actor: Gözde Akyildiz | Character: Saime - 5 years old
Actor: Nikos Alatzas | Character: Herb Dealer
Actor: Anthi Andreopoulou | Character: Teacher
Actor: Giorgos Antoniadis | Character: Balukli Priest
Actor: Evelina Arapidou | Character: Baby Fanis
Actor: Rafaella Aristopoanou | Character: Aishe - 6 years old
Actor: Soula Bozi | Character: Aunt Eleftheria
Actor: Nikos Bozopoulos | Character: Priest's Son, Customer
Actor: Stefanos Damatos | Character: Turkish Officer
Actor: Giannis Fyrios | Character: Alekakis
Actor: Mihalis Giannatos | Character: Grandpa's Friend
Actor: Tilemahos Kakouris | Character: Leonidas
Actor: Marina Kalogirou | Character: Anna
Actor: Natalia Kapodistria | Character: Marilena
Actor: Eleni Karamanidou | Character: Vasoula
Actor: Thanasis Kouvousis | Character: Student
Actor: Giorgos Kyriakidis | Character: Fotis
Actor: Fotis Lamaris | Character: Actor
Actor: Nestoras Lazeris | Character: Fani's friend
Actor: Ersi Malikenzou | Character: Varvara
Actor: Marianna Mavrostamati | Character: Aishe
Actor: Pavlos Orkopoulos | Character: Commander
Actor: Tasos Papanastasiou | Character: Turkish Dean
Actor: Stelios Roidis | Character: Kleovoulos
Actor: Despoina Sarafidou | Character: Lela
Actor: Katerina Savrani | Character: Litsa
Actor: Giorgos Souxes | Character: Balukli Hospital Doctor
Actor: Dimitris Stefanopoulos | Character: Zinos
Actor: Mimis Thiopoulos | Character: Thomas
Actor: Yannis Totsikas | Character: Priest
Actor: Apostolos Tsironis | Character: Controller
Actor: Elena Tsitoura | Character: Hristina
Actor: Amalia Zarifi | Character: Dorothea's Mother
Actor: Ilias Zervos | Character: Pantelis
[Directors Group]
Name: Tassos Boulmetis | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Tassos Boulmetis | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Harry Antonopoulos | Role: Producer
Name: Tassos Boulmetis | Role: Producer
Name: Ansi Elagoz | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Kirby | Role: Producer
Name: Kostas Lambropoulos | Role: Producer
Name: Despina Mouzaki | Role: Producer
Name: Abdullah Oguz | Role: Producer
Name: Haris Padouvas | Role: Producer
Name: Lily Papadopoulos | Role: Producer
Name: Dionyssis Samiotis | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Evanthia Reboutsika | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takis Zervoulakos | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Yorgos Mavropsaridis | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Sotiria Marini | Role: Casting Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Olga Leontiadou | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Bianca Nikolarizi | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Hronis Tzimos | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Evi Zafiropoulou | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Ilkay Dogan | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yiannis Iakovidis | Role: Production Manager
Name: Artemis Skouloudi | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Theodora Bassacou | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eleftheria Dimitromanolaki | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Takis Giannopoulos | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nadir Ozgoren | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Özlem Görer | Role: Art Department
Name: Myrto Kafkoula | Role: Art Department
Name: Vangelis Petrakis | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Thanassis Arvanitis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dimitris Athanasopoulos | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dimitris Markou | Role: Sound Department
Name: Giorgos Mikrogiannakis | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Kostas Amvrosiadis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Giorgos Antoniou | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tassos Boulmetis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Argyris Damigos | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mihalis Dimakos | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Xenofon Filippousis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Giannis Gekis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Giannis Georgariou | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vivian Gerogianni | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gregory Glezakos | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kostas Haritopoulos | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andreas Helmis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Giorgos Kokkinis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Elena Mantzavinou | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Giorgos Marmoutas | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Philippos Marmoutas | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Petros Naoumis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nikos Outsikas | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Niovi Skiada | Role: Visual Effects
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Mustafa Aslan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oktay Beduk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Erkan Cakmakci | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gokhan Comert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Baris Dikisçi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Panagiotis Golfis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kaan Güner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kleopatra Haritou | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ufuk Kayar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hasan Kesici | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dimitris Koronetopoulos | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Giorgos Koronetopoulos | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Panagiotis Kourkouris | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Elena Margaritidi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Giorgos Metaxas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aris Shoinohoritis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Tsimperopoulos | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ercan Özkan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vangelis Kolokithas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Lydia Georgana | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Natasa Giagou | Role: Costume Department
Name: Katerina Theofanopoulou | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ajda Öksüm | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Nikos Adamopoulos | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Antigoni Antzouli | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Thodoris Armaos | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kostas Douros | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Hristos Eleftheriou | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Panagiotis Eleftheriou | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stuart Gall | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kostas Geronikolos | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Giorgos Hampidis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Takis Kardasis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Manolis Katomeritis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Karolina Kosmetatou | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Thodoris Kostakis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tasos Kotsiras | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Christos Manousakis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Giorgos Monogioudis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Evris Palios | Role: Editorial Department
[Music Department]
Name: C. Bassi | Role: Music Department
Name: Boyan Bonev | Role: Music Department
Name: Valentina Borissova | Role: Music Department
Name: Tassos Boulmetis | Role: Music Department
Name: V. Celli | Role: Music Department
Name: Beltcho Christov | Role: Music Department
Name: Ivan Christov | Role: Music Department
Name: Cramena Christova | Role: Music Department
Name: Teodora Constadinova | Role: Music Department
Name: Ivan Diakov | Role: Music Department
Name: Panos Dimitrakopoulos | Role: Music Department
Name: Elena Dyakova | Role: Music Department
Name: Mario Filipov | Role: Music Department
Name: Nicolay Grudanski | Role: Music Department
Name: Vladimir Gunev | Role: Music Department
Name: Stefan Hinov | Role: Music Department
Name: Nikolinka Jordanova | Role: Music Department
Name: Panagiotis Kalatzopoulos | Role: Music Department
Name: Vangelis Karipis | Role: Music Department
Name: Nasko Katzarov | Role: Music Department
Name: Nikolai Katzarski | Role: Music Department
Name: Boian Kirilov | Role: Music Department
Name: Assya Kirilova | Role: Music Department
Name: Giorgos Kontogiannis | Role: Music Department
Name: Theodoros Kotelanos | Role: Music Department
Name: Petros Kourtis | Role: Music Department
Name: Radosvet Kukudov | Role: Music Department
Name: Yana Lazarova-Stoyanova | Role: Music Department
Name: Moiss Levy | Role: Music Department
Name: Galina Lubenova | Role: Music Department
Name: Kostas Mouroulis | Role: Music Department
Name: Tzaria Nikolova | Role: Music Department
Name: George Palikarsky | Role: Music Department
Name: Gratziella Panaiotova | Role: Music Department
Name: Vessela Pandinova | Role: Music Department
Name: Pascal Pascalev | Role: Music Department
Name: Ivvan Peeff | Role: Music Department
Name: Georgui Petkov | Role: Music Department
Name: Georgui Petrov | Role: Music Department
Name: Bilyana Petrova | Role: Music Department
Name: Vladimir Popov | Role: Music Department
Name: Dantcho Radevski | Role: Music Department
Name: Miroslav Raichev | Role: Music Department
Name: Giorgos Reboutsikas | Role: Music Department
Name: Yuri Risov | Role: Music Department
Name: Albina Selimsca | Role: Music Department
Name: Anna Simonovska | Role: Music Department
Name: Sokratis Sinopoulos | Role: Music Department
Name: Stathis Skouropoulos | Role: Music Department
Name: Boris Spassov | Role: Music Department
Name: Maxim Spassov | Role: Music Department
Name: Georgui Stoyanov | Role: Music Department
Name: Sotir Stoyanov | Role: Music Department
Name: Andreas Symvoulopoulos | Role: Music Department
Name: Christo Tanev | Role: Music Department
Name: Yassen Teodossiev | Role: Music Department
Name: Christos Terzis | Role: Music Department
Name: Hristos Terzis | Role: Music Department
Name: Natasa Theodoridou | Role: Music Department
Name: Teodora Treneva | Role: Music Department
Name: Hristos Tsiamoulis | Role: Music Department
Name: Emilia Tzekova | Role: Music Department
Name: Lilianna Vassileva | Role: Music Department
Name: Raina Voutchkova | Role: Music Department
Name: Konstadin Yotzov | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Ilkay Dogan | Role: Production Department
Name: Christos Glimis | Role: Production Department
Name: Goktug Gunal | Role: Production Department
Name: Giorgos Karoris | Role: Production Department
Name: Rene Massara | Role: Production Department
Name: Deniz Memisoglou | Role: Production Department
Name: Kostas Toumbas | Role: Production Department
Name: Antigoni Zoga | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Margarita Yariou | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: Lambros Karageorgos | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Stacey Abatzis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonis Alexandris | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Apostolos Arhontas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Soula Bozi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kostas Darivakis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Ford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lydia Georgana | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dimitris Hampesis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hristina Hatzinikolaou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Maria Iakovaki | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Margarita Karra | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giorgos Kazakos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victoria Andre King | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marina Kokolodimitraki | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gianna Kollia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexis Kollias | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antigoni Koltsara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Grigoris Komninos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Athina Kosmidou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Panagiotis Loxas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fenia Malaxou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nancy Malerou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giannis Melahroinoudis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dimitra Morou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giannis Mylonas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christina Pelekani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hristina Pigaki | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nikos Pittas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elisavet Psilopoulou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katerina Raftopoulou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Manolis Stavroulakis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sevi Tsaousi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giorgos Tsesmetzoglou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dimitris Vernikos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Babis Zafeiropoulos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bülent Turgut | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Petros Antoniadis | Role: Thanks
Name: Giorgos Bozopoulos | Role: Thanks
Name: Margarita Cadenas | Role: Thanks
Name: Giannis Charalabidis | Role: Thanks
Name: Rosalie Chorafas | Role: Thanks
Name: Konstadinos Dafermos | Role: Thanks
Name: Panagiotis Kalatzopoulos | Role: Thanks
Name: Stelios Kalergis | Role: Thanks
Name: Alkis Kourkoulos | Role: Thanks
Name: Vassilis Leontiadis | Role: Thanks
Name: Emmy Leontiadou | Role: Thanks
Name: Haris Leontiadou | Role: Thanks
Name: Tony Manne | Role: Thanks
Name: Thanasis Manosis | Role: Thanks
Name: Despoina Mastrangelopoulou | Role: Thanks
Name: Savvas Mellopoulos | Role: Thanks
Name: Rob Meyers | Role: Thanks
Name: Nikos Ouzounoglou | Role: Thanks
Name: Zinos Panagiotidis | Role: Thanks
Name: Konstadinos Panagopoulos | Role: Thanks
Name: Grigoris Papagiotis | Role: Thanks
Name: Ioannis Papamihalakis | Role: Thanks
Name: Nikos Smaragdis | Role: Thanks
Name: Afroditi Theodorakakou | Role: Thanks
Trailers
Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1503183385/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1503183385/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1651268928804.mp4?Expires=1788373393&Signature=Y69lljQ4QIFDWVwKnnjBFQKMkwB6beUWR3sUzV13JbdbALT-oUqD9F7JIjZMcf3dRzI9VfB8Z1J4KjXQNlOjj3u5IUc9Db8jUPrmoMHIVAccgMUN9q57DFM1wfRb4QxHltyOemUq71Z2y2uv96KvZKLaSIbc90kz5YLdHIHuLlqXQjao-TevO~bX7J~fWwmp6bywGYvN2e0~OpUEZLQKwFmeDah3ktVFeEddB8lHz22OdzeTV0-u84b1xGzqYBREDVSFnTIiOelmM5ODLAxaNRJeBkrGs0em-aUFx20NSLeLISnh1JxKP4mteZHZs2~9p3m2qS~9Su9LS-iZenZSUg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
Greece: October 24, 2003
Greece: November 23, 2003 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
United States: May 6, 2004 (Tribeca Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 5, 2004 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Israel: August 12, 2004
Taiwan: August 20, 2004
Australia: September 30, 2004
Spain: November 19, 2004
Mexico: December 17, 2004
Finland: February 4, 2005
Japan: February 5, 2005 (Tokyo)
Sweden: March 4, 2005
France: March 16, 2005 (Paris)
Brazil: March 18, 2005
Italy: March 25, 2005
Germany: April 28, 2005
Thailand: May 19, 2005 (limited)
Hong Kong: June 2, 2005
Austria: June 3, 2005
Belgium: July 27, 2005
Denmark: August 5, 2005
Argentina: September 1, 2005
South Korea: November 25, 2005
Venezuela: December 23, 2005
Norway: December 26, 2005
Portugal: June 15, 2006
United States: October 13, 2006 (New York City, New York)
Hungary: September 6, 2007 (TV premiere)
Croatia: October 9, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Canada: December 5, 2008 (Toronto)
France: October 1, 2010 (TV premiere)
Greece: November 6, 2014 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Fiction Film | Tassos Boulmetis, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Director | Tassos Boulmetis, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Screenplay | Tassos Boulmetis, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Cinematography | Takis Zervoulakos, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Editing | Yorgos Mavropsaridis, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Set Design | Olga Leontiadou, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Music | Evanthia Reboutsika, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Competition Award | Best Sound | Dimitris Athanasopoulos, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Audience Award | Greek Festival | Tassos Boulmetis, A Touch of Spice
Winner | 2003 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Greek Union of Film and Television Technicians Award | Tassos Boulmetis, A Touch of Spice | Unanimously.
Winner | 2005 | Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany" | Öngören Prize | Tassos Boulmetis, A Touch of Spice
Nominee | 2004 | Tribeca Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Narrative Feature | Tassos Boulmetis, A Touch of Spice
Box Office
Argentina: USD 275325
Germany: USD 520781
Spain: USD 454587
Greece: USD 9101240
Taiwan: USD 43846
Period: Dec 8 – 11, 2005 | Rank: 19 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 275325 | Interval gross: USD 4374 | Per theater average: USD 546
Period: Dec 1 – 4, 2005 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 264508 | Interval gross: USD 6490 | Per theater average: USD 811
Period: Nov 24 – 27, 2005 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 258275 | Interval gross: USD 3662 | Per theater average: USD 457
Period: Nov 17 – 20, 2005 | Rank: 16 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 254487 | Interval gross: USD 6594 | Per theater average: USD 824
Period: Nov 10 – 13, 2005 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 242732 | Interval gross: USD 6398 | Per theater average: USD 799
Period: Nov 3 – 6, 2005 | Rank: 18 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 223862 | Interval gross: USD 5309 | Per theater average: USD 663
Period: Oct 27 – 30, 2005 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 223041 | Interval gross: USD 7802 | Per theater average: USD 975
Period: Oct 20 – 23, 2005 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 211506 | Interval gross: USD 7363 | Per theater average: USD 920
Period: Sep 15 – 18, 2005 | Rank: 10 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 129082 | Interval gross: USD 23872 | Per theater average: USD 2984
