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A Touch of Spice
A Touch of Spice

A Touch of Spice

Cinnamon... is bitter and sweet, just like a woman

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"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.691/10

Release Date

24 October 2003

Country

Greece

Cast

Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface

Fanis Iakovidis (40 years old)

Ieroklis Michaelidis

Ieroklis Michaelidis

Savvas Iakovidis

Renia Louizidou

Renia Louizidou

Soultana Iakovidou

Stelios Mainas

Stelios Mainas

Uncle Emilios

Tassos Bandis

Tassos Bandis

Grandpa Vasilis

Marina Kalogirou

Marina Kalogirou

Anna

Ersi Malikenzou

Ersi Malikenzou

Madam Varvara

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

Fanis Iakovidis (17 years old)

Başak Köklükaya

Başak Köklükaya

Saime

Gökçe Akyıldız

Gökçe Akyıldız

Saime - 5 years old

Tamer Karadağlı

Tamer Karadağlı

Mustafa

Themis Panou

Themis Panou

Osman Bei

Dina Mihailidou

Dina Mihailidou

Dorothea

Pavlos Orkopoulos

Pavlos Orkopoulos

Commander

Athinodoros Prousalis

Athinodoros Prousalis

Iordanis

Kakia Panagiotou

Kakia Panagiotou

Elpiniki

Mihalis Giannatos

Mihalis Giannatos

Grandpa's friend

Thodoros Exarhos

Thodoros Exarhos

Thrasyvoulos

Elias Zervos

Elias Zervos

Pantelis

Nikos Alatzas

Nikos Alatzas

Herb Dealer

Anthi Andreopoulou

Anthi Andreopoulou

Teacher

Giannis Fyrios

Giannis Fyrios

Alekakis

Natalia Kapodistria

Natalia Kapodistria

Marilena

Giorgos Kyriakidis

Giorgos Kyriakidis

Fotis

Fotis Lamaris

Fotis Lamaris

Tasos Papanastasiou

Tasos Papanastasiou

Turkish Dean

Despoina Sarafidou

Despoina Sarafidou

Lela

Katerina Savrani

Katerina Savrani

Litsa

Giorgos Souxes

Giorgos Souxes

Balukli Hospital Doctor

Mimis Thiopoulos

Mimis Thiopoulos

Thomas

Yannis Totsikas

Yannis Totsikas

Priest

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