Truants

Truants

115 mins | Drama | Dec. 6, 1996

The story follows the sporadic reunions of six friends during the seven year period of their integration into society. The reunions take place on their ancestral island, the setting of their common past. Every time they return "home" they carry with them the results of their personal choices. They also carry with them the effects of modern Greek society, a society the slowly but surely changes them, weathering their relationships, until they gradually lose contact with each other. The end of this epoch, will find them dispersed, confronting the dawn of an era where the pursuit of individual ambitions reigns.

Truants

115 mins | Drama | Dec. 6, 1996

Truants
The story follows the sporadic reunions of six friends during the seven year period of their integration into society. The reunions take place on their ancestral island, the setting of their common past. Every time they return "home" they carry with them the results of their personal choices. They also carry with them the effects of modern Greek society, a society the slowly but surely changes them, weathering their relationships, until they gradually lose contact with each other. The end of this epoch, will find them dispersed, confronting the dawn of an era where the pursuit of individual ambitions reigns.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Greek Film Centre
Original title Απόντες
Directors Nikos Grammatikos
Writers Nikos Panayotopoulos, Nikos Grammatikos

Cast

Nikos Georgakis

as Andreas

Yorgos Evgenikos

as Manolis

Tasos Nousias

as Giannis

Aimilios Chilakis

as Antonis

Vivi Koka

as Stavroula

Kostas Staridas

as Nikos

Antonis Antoniou

as Thanasis

Minas Hatzisavvas

as Andreas

Arto Apartian

as Kostis