Fanis, an astrophysicist, has lived most of his life in Athens with his parents, after they were deported from Turkey in the 1960s. His grandfather Vasilis stayed behind. The old man, an early influence on Fanis, was the man that was instrumental in guiding him in his career and his love of cooking with the right spices. After all, Vasilis owned one of the best shops specializing in those rare spices that, according to him, were the cause of many wars.
Fanis, learning his grandfather is dying, rushes back to Istambul, the city where he first met Saime, the daughter of his mother's best friend. Even in spite their separation, they had kept in touch by the cards she sent him. The grandfather Vasilis was always planning to go to Athens for a visit, but it never happened. Fanis gets to the hospital too late, but he gets to meet Saime, now a grown up, unhappily married woman. Sparks fly as the two meet again, but Saime decides to save her marriage for the sake of her young daughter.
Tassos Boulmetis directed this nostalgic account of a fragmented family, separated by the hatred between their countries. The screenplay is sentimental as befitting a loving look at the past. A hit in Europe, but it did not find an audience in America. Georges Corraface plays the adult Fanis. The lovely Basak Koklukaya is the adult Saime. Tassos Bandi plays the grandfather.
Fanis, learning his grandfather is dying, rushes back to Istambul, the city where he first met Saime, the daughter of his mother's best friend. Even in spite their separation, they had kept in touch by the cards she sent him. The grandfather Vasilis was always planning to go to Athens for a visit, but it never happened. Fanis gets to the hospital too late, but he gets to meet Saime, now a grown up, unhappily married woman. Sparks fly as the two meet again, but Saime decides to save her marriage for the sake of her young daughter.
Tassos Boulmetis directed this nostalgic account of a fragmented family, separated by the hatred between their countries. The screenplay is sentimental as befitting a loving look at the past. A hit in Europe, but it did not find an audience in America. Georges Corraface plays the adult Fanis. The lovely Basak Koklukaya is the adult Saime. Tassos Bandi plays the grandfather.