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Μικρά Αγγλία | |
Directed by | Pantelis Voulgaris |
Produced by | Giannis Iakovidis |
Screenplay by | Ioanna Karystiani |
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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 |
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Distributed by | Feelgood Entertainment |
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160 minutes |
Country | Greece |
Language | Greek |
Box office | $3,078,029 |
Little England (Greek: Μικρά Αγγλία, Mikra Anglia) is a 2013 Greek period drama–romance 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.