''J.A.C.E.'' (''Just Another Confused Elephant'') is a 2011 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

Menelaos Karamaghiolis In Greek mythology, Menelaus (; grc-gre, Μενέλαος , 'wrath of the people', ) was a king of Mycenaean (pre- Dorian) Sparta. According to the ''Iliad'', Menelaus was a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of th ...

. It was screened in the City To City section at the

2013 Toronto International Film Festival The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. '' The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and '' Life of Crime'' was the closing film. 75 films were ...

Cast

* Stefania Goulioti as Maria *

Alban Ukaj Alban Ukaj (born in Pristina, 21 July 1980) is a Kosovo-Albanian actor. He attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. He is notable for his role in the film ''Lorna's Silence'' and his lead role in the Greek film '' J.A.C.E''. He also ap ...

as Jace *

Kora Karvouni Kora Karvouni ( el, Κόρα Καρβούνη) (born 22 April 1980 in Athens, Greece) is a Greeks, Greek stage and television actress. She graduated from thGreek National Theatre Drama Schoolwith a distinction in 2002. She has performed in vari ...

as Alma * Ieronymos Kaletsanos as Antonio *

Minas Hatzisavvas Minas Hatzisavvas ( gr, Μηνάς Χατζησάββας; 28 January 1948 – 30 November 2015) was a Greek actor. He appeared in many films, television series and theatre plays with great success. He initially studied in France and later at the ...

as Officer Dimitriou * Yannis Tsortekis as Thomas Tepelenis * Akilas Karazisis as Dr. Markos Kruger *

Diogo Infante Diogo Nuno Infante de Lacerda (born 28 May 1967 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese theatre, cinema and television actor and television presenter. He is the natural son of Maria Infante de Lacerda by an Englishman named Jonathan and maternal grandson of Re ...

as Nikolas *

Franco Trevisi Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when ...

as Andrei *

Christos Loulis Chris Loulis ( el, Χρήστος Λούλης) (born April 10, 1976) is a Greek film, television and stage actor. He took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 1 ...

as Father * Argyris Xafis as Angelos Karras * Kostas Berikopoulos as Officer Banias

Awards

Stefania Goulioti won the Best Actress award at

Thessaloniki Film Festival The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its y ...

. Menelaos Karamaghiolis was nominated for Tokyo Grand Prix at the

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References

External links

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