From the Snow

From the Snow

90 mins | Drama | March 16, 1993

This highly acclaimed drama from Greek writer/director Sotiris Goritsas, inspired by the Sotiris Dimitriou short story, represented Greece as an official selection for the 1994 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight. It concerns two young Greek men seeking refuge in Albania. Thomas (Vassilis Eleftheriadis) and Achilleas (Ierassimos Skiadaeressis) make an illegal late-night run at the Greek border, joined by young Nikos (Antonis Manolas), a child whose mother had been killed by Albanian guards. Returning to Athens, they find that the land they had missed and dreamed of so often has changed, refusing to accept the returning refugees or even see them as Greek -- the locals refer to the trio as "Albanians" throughout the film. Demoralized and disillusioned, Thomas is accidentally killed while working at a building site to make ends meet, and Achilleas and Nikos decide to return to their Albanian village rather than stay in an Athens, which clearly has no place for them anymore.

From the Snow

90 mins | Drama | March 16, 1993

From the Snow
This highly acclaimed drama from Greek writer/director Sotiris Goritsas, inspired by the Sotiris Dimitriou short story, represented Greece as an official selection for the 1994 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight. It concerns two young Greek men seeking refuge in Albania. Thomas (Vassilis Eleftheriadis) and Achilleas (Ierassimos Skiadaeressis) make an illegal late-night run at the Greek border, joined by young Nikos (Antonis Manolas), a child whose mother had been killed by Albanian guards. Returning to Athens, they find that the land they had missed and dreamed of so often has changed, refusing to accept the returning refugees or even see them as Greek -- the locals refer to the trio as "Albanians" throughout the film. Demoralized and disillusioned, Thomas is accidentally killed while working at a building site to make ends meet, and Achilleas and Nikos decide to return to their Albanian village rather than stay in an Athens, which clearly has no place for them anymore.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Greek Film Centre, Hyperion
Original title Απ'το Χιόνι
Directors Sotiris Goritsas
Writers Sotiris Dimitrou, Sotiris Goritsas

Cast

Gerasimos Skiadaresis

as Ahilleas Nasios

Vasias Eleftheriadis

as Thomas Lekkas

Andonis Manolas

as Nikos

Mania Papadimitriou

as Katerina Drosou

Lazaros Andreou

as Alkis Katsaris

Menelaos Daflos

as Boss

Ektoras Kaloudis

as Police Officer at Agrinio

Vasilis Kamitsis

as Hotel Clerk

Maria Kyriaki

as Despina

Alekos Mandilas

as TV Salesman

Andreas Natsios

as Border-Policeman

Sofia Olympiou

as Grandma Dimitra