''Truants'' ( el, Απόντες, ''Apontes'') is a Greek film directed by
Nikos Grammatikos. The film released in 1996 and it stars
Nikos Georgakis,
Giorgos Evgenikos,
Vangelis Mourikis
Vangelis Mourikis ( el, Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης) is a Greek film actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first works. In 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to ind ...
,
Tasos Nousias,
Costas Staridas and
Aimilios Cheilakis. The film is also known with the English title The Absent Ones or the French title Truants. It won the best film award both the
Greek State Film Awards
The Greek State Film Awards ( el, Κρατικά Βραβεία Κινηματογράφου) was a part of Thessaloniki International Film Festival concerning exclusively Greek movies. It was one of the most important events in Greek cinema, from ...
and the
Greek Film Critics Association Awards.
Plot
Six old schoolfriends meet every summer in
Salamina, the place where they grew up. Year after year they change and mature and the youthful dreams are replaced by reality. Αs they grow up, their once-solid friendship inevitably fades. Finally, they follow different paths and gradually become like strangers. One member doesn't stand the situation and commits suicide.
Cast
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Nikos Georgakis as Andreas
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Yorgos Evgenikos as Manolis
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Vangelis Mourikis
Vangelis Mourikis ( el, Βαγγέλης Μουρίκης) is a Greek film actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1982. He studied in Australia where he did his first works. In 1990s he returned to Greece and devoted himself to ind ...
as Sakis
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Tasos Nousias as Giannis
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Kostas Staridas as Nikos
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Emilios Chilakis as Antonis
Awards
References
External links
Greek drama films
1990s Greek films
1996 films
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