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The Island of Silence

The Island of Silence

IMDB:

10.0
The Island of Silence

Released

8/14/1958

Duration

1h 5m

Genre

Drama, Documentary

Country

Greece

Cast

Orestis Makris, Giorgos Kabanellis, Nina Sgouridou

Overview

"700 meters far from humans, and million meters far from humanity…" The study of the life of the lepers of Spinalonga with a dedication and affection that brighten the neo-realistic and documentaristic framework and style of the film. Plot: We watch romantic and emotional adventures, ideological and sentimental conflicts featuring the patients, doctors and several locals. The doctor Stathis Chtenas (Giorgos Kampanellis) is disappointed at the situation on the island and confesses to the teacher (Orestis Markris) that he wants to leave soon. Their life changes with the arrival of a young volunteer doctor, Angela (Nina Sgouridou), whose dynamic presence transforms life on the island. Stathis and Angela become a couple and make everything to improve life at Spinalonga. However, on the occasion of young Sifis’s (Tzannis Kourkoulakos) “escape” from the island, Stathis’s attitude changes.

Cast

Orestis Makris

Unknown Role

Orestis Makris

Giorgos Kabanellis

Unknown Role

Giorgos Kabanellis

Nina Sgouridou

Unknown Role

Nina Sgouridou

Tzortzis Kourkoulakos

Unknown Role

Tzortzis Kourkoulakos

Giannis Sparidis

Unknown Role

Giannis Sparidis