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The Island of Silence (1958)

DramaDocumentary
65 min

Plot Summary

"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.

Why this could be the movie

  • Plot hook: "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.
  • Genre cues: Drama, Documentary
  • Director clue: Lila Kourkoulakou
  • Lead cast: Orestis Makris and Giorgos Kabanellis

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DramaDocumentaryLila KourkoulakouOrestis MakrisGiorgos Kabanellis1958

Director

Lila Kourkoulakou

Top Cast

Orestis MakrisGiorgos KabanellisNina SgouridouTzortzis KourkoulakosGiannis Sparidis

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