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''Amerika Square'' ( el, Πλατεία Αμερικής, '' Plateia Amerikis'') is a 2016 Greek
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by Yannis Sakaridis. It was selected as the Greek entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
90th Academy Awards The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
, but it was not nominated.


Plot

Nakos, a racist Greek nationalist, is unemployed and still lives with his parents at age 38. He tracks the increasing number of immigrants in his apartment building with disgust. His friend Billy, a tattoo artist, falls in love with African singer Tereza, but she wants to leave Greece. Tarek, a Syrian doctor, is also looking to flee the country with his daughter. Their stories merge when Tereza and Tarek's plans to escape are inadvertently thwarted by Nakos.


Cast

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Vassilis Koukalani Vassilis Koukalani ( fa, واسیلیس کوکلانی, gr, Βασίλης Κουκαλάνι) is a German-born Greek-Iranian actor. Career He was born in Cologne, West Germany, to an Iranian father and Greek mother in 1969. He immigrated from ...
as Tarek *
Yannis Stankoglou Yannis Stankoglou (Yiannis Stankoglou, el, Γιάννης Στάνκογλου, 1974) is a Greek actor. Biography Yannis Stankoglou is a Greek actor, working in film and theatre in Greece, Europe and the United States. He has toured internationa ...
as Billy *
Makis Papadimitriou Makis Papadimitriou ( el, Μάκης Παπαδημητρίου) is a Greek actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003. Selected filmography References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living ...
as Nakos * Alexandros Logothetis as Manolis * Rea Pediaditaki as Nandia * Themis Bazaka as Georgia * Errikos Litsis as Stavros


See also

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List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award ...
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List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Greece has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United ...


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* * 2016 films 2016 drama films Films about immigration Films about racism Greek drama films 2010s Greek-language films 2010s Greek films {{2010s-drama-film-stub