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A Touch of Spice
Cinnamon... is bitter and sweet, just like a woman
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
2003-10-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Vote Count
123
Vote Average
6.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Georges Corraface
Fanis Iakovidis (40 years old)
Ieroklis Michaelidis
Savvas Iakovidis
Renia Louizidou
Soultana Iakovidou
Stelios Mainas
Uncle Emilios
Tassos Bandis
Grandpa Vasilis
Marina Kalogirou
Anna
Ersi Malikenzou
Madam Varvara
Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos
Fanis Iakovidis (17 years old)
Başak Köklükaya
Saime
Gökçe Akyıldız
Saime - 5 years old
Tamer Karadağlı
Mustafa
Themis Panou
Osman Bei
Dina Mihailidou
Dorothea
Pavlos Orkopoulos
Commander
Athinodoros Prousalis
Iordanis
Kakia Panagiotou
Elpiniki
Mihalis Giannatos
Grandpa's friend
Thodoros Exarhos
Thrasyvoulos
Elias Zervos
Pantelis
Nikos Alatzas
Herb Dealer
Anthi Andreopoulou
Teacher
Giannis Fyrios
Alekakis
Natalia Kapodistria
Marilena
Giorgos Kyriakidis
Fotis
Fotis Lamaris
Tasos Papanastasiou
Turkish Dean
Despoina Sarafidou
Lela
Katerina Savrani
Litsa
Giorgos Souxes
Balukli Hospital Doctor
Mimis Thiopoulos
Thomas
Yannis Totsikas
Priest
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