A shoe shiner works hard to support his poor and suffering mother, whom his father has heartlessly abandoned. But one day, his father returns, remorseful but now wealthy, and re-enters their lives. Unfortunately, bad luck prevents the shoeshine boy from enjoying his happiness...
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Sassa Kazeli
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Omiros Efstratiadis Director
First release January 1, 1965 · Produced in Greece · Original title Γιατί μ' εγκατέλειψες
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Greece
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Original title
Γιατί μ' εγκατέλειψες
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek
Release dates
Greece · January 1, 1965
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No release date listed for United States.
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