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Little England (film)

Little England
Mikra Anglia poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Μικρά Αγγλία
Directed by Pantelis Voulgaris
Produced by Giannis Iakovidis
Screenplay by Ioanna Karystiani
Based on Mikra Anglia
by Ioanna Karystiani
Starring Pinelopi Tsilika
Sofia Kokkali
Aneza Papadopoulou
Andreas Konstantinou
Maximos Moumouris
Vasilis Vasilakis
Christos Kalavrouzos
Music by Katerina Polemi
Cinematography Simos Sarketzis
Edited by Takis Giannopoulos
Production
company
Mikra Anglia
Black Orange
OTE TV
Distributed by Feelgood Entertainment
Release date
  • 5 December 2013 (2013-12-05) (Greece)
Running time
160 minutes
Country Greece
Language Greek
Box office $3,078,029

Little England (Greek: Μικρά Αγγλία, Mikra Anglia) is a 2013 Greek period dramaromance film directed by Pantelis Voulgaris. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Ioanna Karystiani, Voulgaris' wife, and stars Pinelopi Tsilika, Sofia Kokkali, Aneza Papadopoulou and Andreas Konstantinou. The plot revolves around two sisters, Orsa and Moscha from the island of Andros, dubbed Little England because of its affluence, who are both in love with Spyros; it starts in the interwar period and ends in the 1950s.

The film achieved commercial success in Greece, as it was the second-highest grossing film of 2013 and the first amongst the Greek films. Little England also met critical success domestically and abroad. It was nominated for thirteen Hellenic Film Academy Awards and won six, including the award for Best Film. Internationally, it dominated at the 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival, winning three Golden Goblet Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Actress, and it is also nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Little England was submitted by Greece for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.


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