From the Edge of the City

From the Edge of the City (Greek: Από την άκρη της πόλης, romanized: Apo tin akri tis polis) is a 1998 Greek film directed by Constantinos Giannaris. It was Greece's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.

From the Edge of the City
Από την άκρη της πόλης
Directed byConstantinos Giannaris
Written byConstantinos Giannaris
StarringStathis Papadopoulos
Theodora Tzimou
Costas Kotsianisis
Panagiotis Hartomatzidis
Music byAkis Daoutis
CinematographyYorgos Argiroliopoulos
Edited byIoanna Spiliopoulou
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Plot

A company of young Pontic Greeks refugees from Russia live in Menidi, a suburb in the edge of Athens. Sasha, the main character, quits his job and collides with his father. His situation spurs him to chase the easy money, ending up in the dark world of prostitution and drugs. The film shows the dark side of the big cities in the western world.[1][2]

Cast
  • Stathis Papadopoulos as Sasha
  • Theodora Tzimou as Natasha
  • Costas Kotsianisis as Kotzian
  • Panagiotis Hartomatzidis as Panagiotis

Reception

Awards

winner:[3]

nominated:

In 1999, the film was Greece's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[4]

See also

References
  1. "From the Edge of the City (1998)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. Από την άκρη της πόλης (in Greek). tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. "award 1998". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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