Giannis in the Cities backdrop

Giannis in the Cities 2024 Directed by Eleni Alexandrakis Θολός βυθός

1949, towards the end of the Greek Civil War. Yannis, the son of a rebel, is torn from his village and deported to the Childcare Cities where his ideas and desires are manipulated. Nightmares and dark feelings for his father slowly inhabit his heart. Only when he reaches adulthood does he redefine his existence, so he decides to go and meet the man.

Country Greece
Production Country Greece
Language Greek
Spoken Language Greek
Release Date 4 November 2024
90 mins
Cast
Filippos Milikas Giannis (6 years old)
Marios Konstantinos Galetzas Giannis (9 years old)
Konstantinos Athanasakis Giannis (13 Years Old)
Aineias Tsamatis Giannis (adult)
Agni Stroubouli Venetia, Giannis' grandmother
Simos Kakalas Giannis' Father (28 Years Old)
Stelios Mainas Giannis' Father (62 years old)
Evi Saoulidou Administrator of Child Care City I
Aglaia Pappa Queen Frederica of Hanover
Katia Leclerc O’Wallis Chief of Child Care City II
Katia Goulioni Miss Theodora Moumtzi
Evdoxia Androulidaki Miss Aliki Politidou
Themis Panou Mr. Pandremenos, Teacher in Child Care City II
Maria Kallimani Anthoula, Giannis' aunt
Andreas Marianos Pantelis, Giannis' uncle
Akilas Karazisis Greek gentleman from America
Katerina Alexandraki Greek lady from America