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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@chryssanthistell 7 күн бұрын

Tι χαριτωμένη ταινια! Επιτέλους λίγη ευαισθησία σε αυτή την παραστρατημενη χώρα!

@thalk2775 5 күн бұрын

Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ γι αυτό το φιλμ γεμάτο αλήθειες. Πολύ κρίμα που ερημώνουν τα χωριά, τα νησιά μάς κ οι παιδικές χαρές είναι άδειες κ γεμάτα τα νεκροταφεία. Κυρίως Αίσχος πού το κράτος δεν βοηθάει τους εναπομειναντες κατοίκους αλλά τους κόβει κ βασικές παροχές όπως γιατρό μανάβη καλά Μην πω γι ασθενοφόρα κ νοσοκομεία. Αυτή είναι η αλήθεια μάς.

@kabirnegi5735 12 күн бұрын

Love ❤frome india 🇮🇳

@m-Mpapp 4 күн бұрын

Συγχαρητήρια!!! Σε αυτούς τους χαλεπούς καιρούς, δημιουργήσατε μια ταινία γεμάτη ανθρωπιά, ευαισθησία κι αισιοδοξία!!! Σας ευχαριστούμε!!!

@waldek32 2 ай бұрын

Greetings from Poland

@joelslavis Ай 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

@lanaraskoudis Ай бұрын

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

@Ritza.Elefteria.Michaki 23 күн бұрын

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

@michelecampanelli5419 15 күн бұрын

👍👏❤ from 🇮🇹 (Southern 😊)

@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.

@walkerrowe9534 20 күн бұрын

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

@bentspoon1805 Ай бұрын

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

@michaelloudaros9953 10 күн бұрын

Μπράβο σας . Ευχαριστώ ειναι υπέροχο.

@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!

@gopaladas 15 күн бұрын

Great movie!!!

@RockyJoRocket4 4 ай бұрын

Perfectly Greek conversations and thinking. Brava. Fun.

@claudioborton1617 2 жыл бұрын

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

@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 ❤

@tinachippas7075 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ivo-aceto 25 күн бұрын

I loved this short film, Well done.

@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.

@michelbolsey6228 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dionzoe6716 Жыл бұрын

Great acting! Beautiful location, lovely film!

@estelsaradop492 8 күн 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.

@chryssanthistell 7 күн бұрын

Ι am from Kefalonia too! If you live in a village and you don't own a car there is no way to go to hospital in case you need it!

@estelsaradop492 7 күн бұрын

@@chryssanthistell Exactly! 😟

@kefaloniamassageteam7322 3 күн бұрын

Greetings from Kefalonia ❤

@chryssanthistell 2 күн бұрын

❤

@frostylunetta 2 жыл бұрын

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

@HeIlenic 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 Ай бұрын

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

@Blurb777 Ай бұрын

Love, love, love this!!!!!

@mpampisvarytimos Ай бұрын

να είσαστε καλά

@muddywaters538 9 күн бұрын

😂 this was great. thank you.

@user-dt1bc2vh3m Жыл бұрын

Μια ομορφιά! Μπράβο σας!!

@dulcamarabuffo 8 ай бұрын

Η απεραντη νοσταλγια για μια Ελλαδα που μεινει στην καρδια.

@henkencloete6527 8 ай бұрын

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

@BrendaCarrolllovesPalestine Жыл бұрын

So lovely

@dyonesios 10 сағат бұрын

This was phenomenal. Truly brought a smile to my face. Μπράβο

@woodiiis 5 күн бұрын

συγχαρητηρια πολυ καλο, σας ευχαριστουμε

@angelicakopsaki6816 5 күн бұрын

Μπράβο στην σκηνοθέτιδα!🥰

@daveberrie1234 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Loved this! Any chance of a sequel?

@demitriabozas1560 Жыл бұрын

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

@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 26 күн бұрын

Yes me too! 😂

@pwp8737 11 ай бұрын

Delightful little movie!

@arievanderzouwen1954 Жыл бұрын

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

@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.

@angieb1668 Жыл бұрын

how beautiful!!

@user-zv9xe2pj9v 5 ай бұрын

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

@malouxou.pa2012 2 ай бұрын

ωραίο, καλές επιτυχίες Αλήθεια

@annap1385 2 жыл бұрын

Great little movie. Truly authentic!!

@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😇🙌🙏🙌

@adelgiciomelodepaula1887 3 жыл бұрын

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

@elena_krumgold Жыл бұрын

Great film

@pennyk1943 8 күн бұрын

🥹😫that’s it. I want more!

@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..

@marylambros2149 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it!!!

@tomastermer1600 2 жыл бұрын

Εξαιρετικό! Love it!

@D.i.m.i.t.r.a. 9 күн бұрын

Ο Παπακωστας το εκλεισε τελεια!! 😅

@pauljohnson5190 3 жыл бұрын

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

@evahatzi5316 Күн бұрын

Πολύ ωραία ταινία.❤❤❤

@claudioborton1617 2 жыл бұрын

Κρίμα που δεν έχει υπότιτλους στα ελληνικά.

@rula9589 Ай бұрын

Ωραία 👏👏👍

@helenhellmers5439 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@rrocketman 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo

@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

@elenibelka4592 3 күн бұрын

...είναι λυπηρό καί έν κατακλείδι υπήρξε καί καταστροφικό γιά τήν παράδοση, τήν γλώσσα, τά ήθη καί τά έθιμα μας τό γεγονός ότι εγκαταλείψαμε τήν ελληνική μας ύπαιθρο καί τήν μεθώριο Ελλάδα. Αυτό πληρώνουμε τώρα. Στή ζωή όμως πολλά είναι αναστρέψιμα 😊

@randydell4131 9 ай бұрын

τέλειο

@greekgod300george6 9 ай бұрын

💪🏼🇬🇷

@AngelissimaASMR 5 күн бұрын

Can anyone please tell me where this was filmed?

@SeanDot Ай 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'

@alvaros3168 9 ай бұрын

I wish I knew where this was

@ReinholdOtto 3 ай бұрын

I think somewhere in Mani.

@papertoyss 10 күн бұрын

The village is Vathia in the Mani peninsula, Laconia.

@ReinholdOtto 10 күн бұрын

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

@papertoyss 10 күн бұрын

@@ReinholdOtto Yes 👍

@vg-hn3eb 2 жыл бұрын

Πανέμορφη ταινία και πλοκή ..

@Takis416 8 ай бұрын

❤

@user-zv7hm2hl6t 2 жыл бұрын

🇬🇷💙

@nicholastoskas8712 3 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!!!

@simplyme166 9 күн бұрын

Where is Eric and is he still single??lol

@susannetzitzis93 Жыл бұрын

Ειναι πραγματι πολυ αστειο 🤣

@maulanasalahudinchan9373 3 жыл бұрын

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

@kefaloniamassageteam7322 3 күн бұрын

Awesome simple life in Greece. The movie is perfect! Congratulations to the creator, creators!!!!

@jahoshkoza9523 11 ай бұрын

What village is this? Is it in Mani region?

@dimilaleas8047 5 күн бұрын

Yes it's in Laconian Mani. Abandoned village of Vathia. Very well known in the area.

@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.

@CHIOTIS1821 5 сағат бұрын

@@FaosToEllinikon Ευχαριστω φιλε

@user-cw1md6no6d 3 жыл бұрын

I speak england very best

@dangriffith8966 2 жыл бұрын

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

@waldek32 2 ай бұрын

Where is rhis vilage ? I bet its Crete.

@papertoyss 10 күн бұрын

The village is Vathia in the Mani peninsula, Laconia.

@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! ☺

@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 !!!!!

@henrytudor7058 3 жыл бұрын

Yasas Athina.

@Tekirdag5984 3 жыл бұрын

I want a lovely beautiful Greek woman!!

@asinlogtotellastory9444 Жыл бұрын

Adomos Pol vbhvgb DaVinci bjhn v

@Iwannis_Kalaitjidis 8 күн бұрын

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

@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?

@alexandrosgrekski Жыл 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.