The Foreigner - Short film on a Greek village by Alethea Avramis

The Foreigner - Short film on a Greek village by Alethea Avramis | wocomoMOVIES

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A remote Greek village must raise its population in order to avoid being cut off from the local government. When a foreigner, Eric, stumbles into town, the village mayor rallies the hostile townspeople to convince Eric to stay.
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This short film premiered at the Palm Springs International Shortfest, USA, June 23, 2012.
Director - Alethea C. Avramis
Writer - Alethea C. Avramis
Production - Babis Tsoutsas
Cast - Manolis Sormainis, Philip Bretherton, Gerasimos Pavlou, Margarita Nasioula, Filitsa Antzaka, Evangelia Papadimitriou, Irma Georgakopoulou, Menelaos Mytilineos, Vasilios Georgariou, Demetri N. Zambus, Christos Ghitakos, Michael Tourlautis
Year - 2012
© Licensed by Magnetfilm
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@bentspoon1805 29 күн бұрын

This would make a great full length co.medy with a bit of sadness intertwined.

@waldek32 2 ай бұрын

Greetings from Poland

@estelsaradop492 21 сағат бұрын

My village in a mountain in Kefalonia, the bus stopped coming. The bus passes through the next village at 6 in the morning to go to the capital and 3 in the afternoon to return from there. As in this film, there are more people in the cemetery than in the village and that's why there are no shops.

@sirearlgrey2036 4 ай бұрын

I've watched this a few times now to help with my Greek learning and it's just so charming. I'd love to see more of these characters' lives. Everyone fits their role so well!

@RockyJoRocket4 4 ай бұрын

Perfectly Greek conversations and thinking. Brava. Fun.

@jackiacovou6196 3 ай бұрын

At 4:59. "And make people think we're some kind of prostitutes." In my native greek language it sounded so much better. We laughed and laughed. Its the best line in the film. Well done ladies.

@michelecampanelli5419 7 күн бұрын

👍👏❤ from 🇮🇹 (Southern 😊)

@michaelloudaros9953 2 күн бұрын

Μπράβο σας . Ευχαριστώ ειναι υπέροχο.

@kabirnegi5735 4 күн бұрын

Love ❤frome india 🇮🇳

@mpampisvarytimos Ай бұрын

να είσαστε καλά

@Ritza.Elefteria.Michaki 15 күн бұрын

Το απόλαυσα από την αρχή έως το τέλος, υπέροχη ηθοποιοί . Μου άρεσε ή διγλωσσία.

@tinachippas7075 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this... in Greek WITH English subtitles for those of us who are Greek and those who aren't !

@joelslavis 26 күн бұрын

I live in Greece I've been here for about 4 1/2 years maybe a little bit less There's a lot of truth in this film the Greek people are very similar to the characters in the movie It is an idyllic type of life and I think the movie captures the essence of that The filmology the way the scenes are portrayed is artistic and I complement the cameraman and camera Director

@josinabekaert3180 Жыл бұрын

Lovely movie!! And great to practice listening to Greek with the subtitles in English! I wish there were many more of this kind of movies ❤

@ophelia2737 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this movie! The characters are perfect and the storyline is so nice and elegant. I wish there was a transcript of the Greek speaking parts somewhere, so that I could read it and speak the Greek parts with the characters. Thanks @linguatree for recommending this movie to watch :)

@seamedstuesdayuploads3647 2 жыл бұрын

What a Κρίμα there is no Greek subtitles.

@user-dt1bc2vh3m Жыл бұрын

Μια ομορφιά! Μπράβο σας!!

@claudioborton1617 2 жыл бұрын

Με έκανε να κλάψω… θα ήθελα να μείνω σ’αυτό το χωριό!

@frostylunetta 2 жыл бұрын

I have just started to learn Greek and it’s really beautiful

@taselolampiris8617 Жыл бұрын

Wait till ya get to "Ρε". Not gonna be beautiful

@beetee801 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@elias7819 10 ай бұрын

Same - I love the channel Linguatree

@mikefilimon1584 Ай бұрын

Me too

@sianefer-ptah1258 25 күн бұрын

How is your Greek now? I'm a few months in, and it's pretty difficult. I'm moving there later this year 🇬🇷👌

@michelbolsey6228 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely story, simply but beautifully shot, with great characters!

@gopaladas 7 күн бұрын

Great movie!!!

@ivo-aceto 17 күн бұрын

I loved this short film, Well done.

@muddywaters538 Күн бұрын

😂 this was great. thank you.

@Blurb777 25 күн бұрын

Love, love, love this!!!!!

@dionzoe6716 Жыл бұрын

Great acting! Beautiful location, lovely film!

@Blurb777 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! Πόσο ευχάριστο! How delightful! Πόσο όμορφο! How beautiful! Αυτό μάρεσε πολύ! I really loved this!! Eυχαριστώ!!! Thank you!!!

@googleyeyes5122 2 жыл бұрын

I kept wondering where I knew Eric from. Alistair from As Time Goes By! This was such a great film!

@K_Francis866 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! I couldn’t remember where I had seen him before!

@TheNatty88 18 күн бұрын

Yes me too! 😂

@malouxou.pa2012 2 ай бұрын

ωραίο, καλές επιτυχίες Αλήθεια

@user-zv9xe2pj9v 5 ай бұрын

Sad that there could not have been a more positive reaction to news of his child.

@pwp8737 11 ай бұрын

Delightful little movie!

@daveberrie1234 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Loved this! Any chance of a sequel?

@adelgiciomelodepaula1887 3 жыл бұрын

I like this. I can understand many Greek words. The foreinguer gave more life to the city.

@demitriabozas1560 Жыл бұрын

Such a great film. It’s giving Wes Anderson and I’m here for it.

@angieb1668 Жыл бұрын

how beautiful!!

@arievanderzouwen1954 Жыл бұрын

Very nice story. Great to listen and practice my knowledge of the language.

@walkerrowe9534 12 күн бұрын

I live in Cyprus. This is Cyprus exactly the same thing.

@BrendaCarrolllovesPalestine Жыл бұрын

So lovely

@desertbluesplaylist7550 3 жыл бұрын

Love this. A gem.

@Blurb777 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a delight! The script, the direction, the cinematography, the actors! Each aspect of this little jewel is brilliant. I must have watched it at least 10 times and have sent this link to many others to enjoy. The dialogue, the action is timed to perfection, not a word too much or two little; the three old women switching from black to colors that they realized they actually enjoyed, to the prospect of the couple pondering increasing the population themselves! Little movements meant so much more. Just a warm, wonderfully delightful film by a brilliant and truly gifted filmmaker and script writer. I can't praise this enough.

@Sam_Green____4114 Жыл бұрын

Nothing changed regarding the post !! lt takes two weeks for a letter/ small parcel from the UK to my village in Crete !!! lf not longer !! lf the postman could be bothered to deliver it ! lt travels by Jet in 5 hours to Athens !! Sits there for days and days !!! Then get's put on a Donkey to Pirearus port then put on a banana boat / fishing boat via all the islands !!! Arrives in Heraklion - sits there for another 5 days ,gets put on the slow bus via all the villages to Chania !! The finally gets put back on a donkey to go up the steep hill to my village !! Then gets delivered by the postman to someone else because he's to lazy to find the right address !! One letter last year took 4 weeks !!!!!

@annap1385 2 жыл бұрын

Great little movie. Truly authentic!!

@henkencloete6527 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for a nice movie, Greek subtitles would have been even nicer!

@tomastermer1600 2 жыл бұрын

Εξαιρετικό! Love it!

@lanaraskoudis Ай бұрын

Ειχαμε παει για κυνήγι στην Μανη και πεσαμε πανω στην σκηνη με τον γαϊδαρο στον δρόμο τοτε!!Πολύ γέλιο!!!!

@marylambros2149 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it!!!

@pennyk1943 7 сағат бұрын

🥹😫that’s it. I want more!

@elena_krumgold Жыл бұрын

Great film

@ptohopouloujuliana7930 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo from brothers, cyprus cypriot 😇💯 We need peace love and happiness a free tomnt to cyprus cypriot by God well Amen😇🙌🙏🙌

@rrocketman 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo

@helenhellmers5439 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@pauljohnson5190 3 жыл бұрын

No idea what that was about but loved it- oh what I'd give to be there now 😊!

@randydell4131 9 ай бұрын

τέλειο

@D.i.m.i.t.r.a. Күн бұрын

Ο Παπακωστας το εκλεισε τελεια!! 😅

@jahoshkoza9523 11 ай бұрын

What village is this? Is it in Mani region?

@billytaglis3586 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I enjoyed this a lot

@billytaglis3586 3 жыл бұрын

This could have been made into a full length movie and I really like the characters

@claudioborton1617 2 жыл бұрын

Κρίμα που δεν έχει υπότιτλους στα ελληνικά.

@vg-hn3eb 2 жыл бұрын

Πανέμορφη ταινία και πλοκή ..

@rula9589 Ай бұрын

Ωραία 👏👏👍

@Takis416 8 ай бұрын

❤

@kimon114 Жыл бұрын

That’s a very nice short film, however there is no such thing as a population limit below which you are cut off from essential services. It does make a premise of an interesting story, but the truth is that any village no matter how remote even with only one person living there, there will be some sort of providing services.

@nicolasbouyiouclis4726 Жыл бұрын

Kimon, I'm not sure you're correct about that.. I think they're restrictions on privileges in villages.... like no school teacher, doctor, priest etc..

@dulcamarabuffo 7 ай бұрын

Η απεραντη νοσταλγια για μια Ελλαδα που μεινει στην καρδια.

@SeanDot 29 күн бұрын

Is there a Greek transcript somewhere?? It would help a lot to know the exact Greek words being spoken.

@laszlonemet4425 Жыл бұрын

Antonio Motel of 'Silence Of The Hams'

@dangriffith8966 2 жыл бұрын

Που ειναι αθτο πολη; Θελω να ηπαρχω το ανθποπος τρηναντα εξι!!!!!!!

@greekgod300george6 9 ай бұрын

💪🏼🇬🇷

@alvaros3168 9 ай бұрын

I wish I knew where this was

@ReinholdOtto 2 ай бұрын

I think somewhere in Mani.

@papertoyss 2 күн бұрын

The village is Vathia in the Mani peninsula, Laconia.

@ReinholdOtto 2 күн бұрын

@@papertoyss Isn't that that empty village far in the south?

@papertoyss 2 күн бұрын

@@ReinholdOtto Yes 👍

@henrytudor7058 3 жыл бұрын

Yasas Athina.

@user-zv7hm2hl6t 2 жыл бұрын

🇬🇷💙

@CHIOTIS1821 Жыл бұрын

14:31 Γιατι ειπε «λουλουδατα» αντι για λουλουδακια; Διαλεκτος ειναι;

@FaosToEllinikon Жыл бұрын

Λουλουδάτος είναι αυτος που έχει λουλούδια, όπως μυρωδάτος είναι αυτός που έχει/βγάζει μυρωδιές. Τα λουλουδάκια είναι υποκοριστικό του λουλούδια. Δεν ειναι διαλεκτος, χρησιμοποιείται γενικά.

@Sam_Green____4114 Жыл бұрын

Greek subtitles would have been better !!! Αν εισαστε μαθενεττε ελενικι γλοσσα λιγω ειμαι ,αυτο ειναι καλιτερα !!

@penelopeza9497 5 ай бұрын

Είσαι άγγλος; Είμαι ελληνίδα και διδάσκω ελληνικά και μου έκανε εντύπωση η προσπάθεια σου να γράψεις στα ελληνικά! ☺

@susannetzitzis93 Жыл бұрын

Ειναι πραγματι πολυ αστειο 🤣

@Tekirdag5984 3 жыл бұрын

I want a lovely beautiful Greek woman!!

@user-cw1md6no6d 3 жыл бұрын

I speak england very best

@nicholastoskas8712 2 жыл бұрын

When they were meant to say yiammas they said yiasas

@tinachippas7075 2 жыл бұрын

It was always Si iyeia... before it was changed to YIa Mas!!!

@waldek32 2 ай бұрын

Where is rhis vilage ? I bet its Crete.

@papertoyss 2 күн бұрын

The village is Vathia in the Mani peninsula, Laconia.

@keishacassia 3 жыл бұрын

@linguatree sent me here and i loved it. Ευχαριστώ!

@MargiePoulos Ай бұрын

Me, too.

@maulanasalahudinchan9373 3 жыл бұрын

East und West will make 1 Family happiness if they are in SquareHouse and same of GOD.

@simplyme166 Күн бұрын

Where is Eric and is he still single??lol

@asinlogtotellastory9444 Жыл бұрын

Adomos Pol vbhvgb DaVinci bjhn v

@GurdeepSingh-my4ed Жыл бұрын

Why did all the major religions of the world originate in Asia only? Is the rest of the world following Asia? Is only Asian monks the savior of the world?

@Iwannis_Kalaitjidis 12 сағат бұрын

Γουστόζικο ἤτανε...ἄλλά ρέ παιδιά βάλτε καί κανένα ὑπότιτλο...δέν ξέρουμε ὅλοι ἐγγλέζικα... Δηλαδή οἱ φορέϊνερς νά καταλαβαίνουν ἀλλά ἐμεῖς ὄχι;;

@alexandrosgrekski 11 ай бұрын

This is nothing to admire. This is a sell out of a short film. Usually when people sell themselves and their culture they do it quietly, in alleys. They are poor but honest.