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The City and the City
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The City and the City 2022 Directed by Hristos Passalis , Syllas Tzoumerkas Η Πόλη Και Η Πόλη

Six chapters describe the lives and perils of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community which was almost entirely exterminated by the Nazis in 1943. Past and present become an echo chamber in which the viewer experiences, aghast, the madness of humanity.

Country Greece
Production Country Greece
Language Greek
Spoken Languages French , German , Greek , Turkish
Gneres Documentary , Drama
Production Companies Homemade Films , Greek National Opera
Release Date 7 April 2022
87 mins
Cast
Vassilis Kanakis
Vassilis Kanakis Leon
Alexandros Vardaxoglou
Alexandros Vardaxoglou Maurice
Angeliki Papoulia
Angeliki Papoulia Sarina
Argyris Xafis
Argyris Xafis Avraam
Niki Papandreou
Niki Papandreou Nina
Themis Bazaka
Themis Bazaka Matika
Vasilis Karaboulas
Vasilis Karaboulas Isaac
Marissa Triantafyllidou
Marissa Triantafyllidou Court clerk
Marina Siotou
Marina Siotou Sexworker
Laertis Malkotsis
Laertis Malkotsis Camping owner
Maria Filini
Maria Filini The mother
Zoe Sigalou
Zoe Sigalou Lilly
Crew
Directors
Hristos Passalis
Hristos Passalis
Syllas Tzoumerkas
Syllas Tzoumerkas
Producer
Maria Drandaki
Maria Drandaki
Executive Producers
Hristos Passalis
Hristos Passalis
Syllas Tzoumerkas
Syllas Tzoumerkas
Cinematography
Simos Sarketzis
Simos Sarketzis
Editor
Yorgos Zafeiris
Yorgos Zafeiris
Production Design
Hristos Passalis
Hristos Passalis
Sound
Nikos Exarhos
Nikos Exarhos
Dimitris Kanellopoulos
Dimitris Kanellopoulos
Kostas Varympopiotis
Kostas Varympopiotis
Persefoni Miliou
Persefoni Miliou
Visual Effects
Pantelis Anastasiadis
Pantelis Anastasiadis
Costume Design
Marli Aleiferi
Marli Aleiferi
Vasileia Rozana
Vasileia Rozana
Assistant Directors
Pelagie Hadzinikitas
Pelagie Hadzinikitas
Lia Keramari
Lia Keramari
Alexandra Riba
Alexandra Riba
Nikos Kolioukos
Nikos Kolioukos
Vasia Attarian
Vasia Attarian
Miltos Ntzounis
Miltos Ntzounis