Eleni
The Echo of a Mother's Voice. Fuels a Son's Revenge.
1985 · 1h 54m · PG
Drama, History
Directed by
Peter Yates
Overview
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
Director and cast
- Peter Yates Director
- Kate Nelligan as Eleni
- John Malkovich as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
- Linda Hunt as Katina
- Oliver Cotton as Katis
- Ronald Pickup as Spiro
- Rosalie Crutchley as Grandmother
- Glenne Headly as Joan
- Dimitra Arliss as Ana (Czechoslovakia)
- Steve Plytas as Christos
- Lisa Jakub as Katis' Granddaughter
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