Truants
Directed byNikos Grammatikos
Written byNikos Grammatikos
StarringNikos Georgakis,
Giorgos Evgenikos,
Vangelis Mourikis,
Tasos Nousias,
Costas Staridas,
Aimilios Cheilakis
CinematographyKostas Gikas
Edited byYorgos Mavropsaridis
Release date
  • December 6, 1996 (1996-12-06)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Truants (Greek: Απόντες, Apontes) is a Greek film directed by Nikos Grammatikos. The film released in 1996 and it stars Nikos Georgakis, Giorgos Evgenikos, Vangelis Mourikis, 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 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.[1]

Cast

  • Nikos Georgakis as Andreas
  • Yorgos Evgenikos as Manolis
  • Vangelis Mourikis as Sakis
  • Tasos Nousias as Giannis
  • Kostas Staridas as Nikos
  • Emilios Chilakis as Antonis

Awards

List of awards and nominations[2][1]
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
1996 Greek State Film AwardsBest FilmNikos GrammatikosWon
Best DirectorNikos GrammatikosWon
Best ScreenplayNikos GrammatikosWon
Best Supporting ActorNikos Georgakis, Giorgos Evgenikos, Vangelis Mourikis, Tasos Nousias, Costas Staridas, Aimilios CheilakisWon
Greek Film Critics Association AwardsBest FilmNikos GrammatikosWon

References

  1. 1 2 "truants". tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. "awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

Truants at IMDb

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