A Touch of Spice
“Cinnamon... is bitter and sweet, just like a woman”
"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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32 people
Georges Corraface
Fanis Iakovidis (40 years old)
Known for
Escape from L.A.
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Ieroklis Michaelidis
Savvas Iakovidis
Also in
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Liar Wanted
Renia Louizidou
Soultana Iakovidou
Also in
The Unacceptable
Chara's Café
Stelios Mainas
Uncle Emilios
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Tassos Bandis
Grandpa Vasilis
No other roles listed
Marina Kalogirou
Anna
Known for
Worlds Apart
Ersi Malikenzou
Madam Varvara
Also in
Black Midnight
Red Circle / Kokkinos Kyklos
Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos
Fanis Iakovidis (17 years old)
Known for
Eden Is West
Worlds Apart
Başak Köklükaya
Saime
Known for
The Gift
The Confession
Gökçe Akyıldız
Saime - 5 years old
Also in
Orphan Flowers
Saladın: The Conqueror of Jerusalem
Tamer Karadağlı
Mustafa
Also in
Man on Pause
Çocuklar Duymasın
Themis Panou
Osman Bei
Known for
Miss Violence
Adults in the Room
Tasos Boulmetis Director · Evanthia Reboutsika Composer Takis Zervoulakos Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $10M · First release October 24, 2003 · Produced in Greece, Türkiye
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,400,000
Production
Greek Film Centre
Production
Village Productions
Production
FILMNET
Production
Greece · Türkiye
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Πολίτικη Κουζίνα
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
English · Greek · Turkish
Release dates
Greece · October 24, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
December 9, 2004 · Theatrical · AB Vídeo mj.gov.br
March 9, 2005 · Physical · W Mix mj.gov.br
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