Ephemeral Town
5.7
A man trying to get in touch with his past is confronted with the realities of his nation's future in this drama. Andreas (Giorgos Dialegmenos) is an elderly man who finds himself caught in a wave of nostalgia about the home where he grew up with his mother. Andreas decides to travel to the Greek island where he and his mother lived in hopes of visiting his boyhood home, but he soon discovers that things have changed a great deal over the years; many familiar landmarks are gone, and no one on the island is terribly interested in helping him find his way. After much searching, Andreas thinks he's found the place where he grew up, only to discover the house is gone, and a group of refugees have set up camp on what used to be the family's property. Efimeri Poli was the first dramatic feature from director Giorgos Zafiris after helming a series of well-respected documentaries.
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Cast
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George Dialegmenos
Also in
Thanos and Despina
The Idlers of the Fertile Valley
Christos Koulinos
Giorgos Zafiris
Dimitra Stamatopoulou
Maria Skoula
Known for
Miss Violence
Yannis Leontaris
Maria Kehayioglou
Also in
Soul Kicking
Broken Vein
Giorgos Vasilakis
Muzafer Zifla
Also in
The Last Wish
Father and Godfather
Dioni Kourtaki
Also in
Think it Over
Ursa Minor
Drita Pelingu
Also in
The Man with the Cannon
The Girls with the Red Ribbons
Christos Tsagas
Known for
Iphigenia
Giorgos Zafiris Director · Yannis Leontaris Writer Christos Koulinos Writer
First release November 16, 2000 · Produced in Greece · Production Giorgos Lazaridis, Bad Movies
Production
Greek Film Centre
Production
Giorgos Lazaridis
Production
Bad Movies
Production
Telefilm
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Greece
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Original title
Εφήμερη πόλη
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek
Release dates
Greece · November 16, 2000
Limited theatrical · Thessaloniki International Film Festival, premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
October 9, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Flanders International Film Festival
France
April 7, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Paris Panorama du Film Grec
Greece
April 9, 2001 · Theatrical
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