The Rape of Aphrodite (1984)
The story of the Cyprus' turbulent recent history using the device of a desperate man, Evagoras (Costas Timvios), who returns to the island after years of absence to look for his wife and son. His family disappeared while they were visiting his native village on Cyprus, just when the Turkish army invaded (1974). As Evagoras goes out on his search each day with a friendly taxi driver, flashbacks illustrate the recent history of the Greek Cypriots, and the normally quiet Evagoras heads closer and closer to a militant stance.
Director: Andreas Pantzis
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Costas Tymvios as Evagoras |
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Thalia Argyriou as Afroditi |
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Εlias Aletras as Themistocles |
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Spyros Stavrinidis as Onisilos |
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Hristos Eleftheriadis as |
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Andreas Fasoulis as |
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Kostas Fellas as |
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Nana Georgiou as |
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Liana Halkia as |
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Takis Hristoforakis as |
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Kiki Mavridou as |
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Anna Mihail as |
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Giorgos Mouainis as |
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Michalis Moustakas as |
| Directing | Andreas Pantzis | Director |
| Writing | Andreas Pantzis | Writer |
| Sound | Mihalis Hristodoulidis | Music |
| Crew | Andreas Bellis | Cinematography |
| Editing | Panos Papakyriakopoulos | Editor |
| Art | Antis Parzillis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefanos Athienitis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stella Kofti | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Alexis Carabot | Production Manager |
| Production | Giorgos Iakovidis | Production Manager |
| Production | Ioannis Karaolis | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Evangelos Hatzikyriakou | Assistant Director |
| Art | Dimitris Asimakopoulos | Property Master |
| Art | Dimitris Avgerinos | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Giorgos Koliopanos | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Dimitris Plivouris | Property Master |
| Sound | Nikos Ahladis | Sound |
| Sound | Thanasis Arvanitis | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Panos Kouratos | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Crew | János Borbély | Cinematography |
| Camera | Sotiris Georgiou | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Yiannis Papadakis | Grip |
| Camera | Grigoris Samiotis | Grip |
| Camera | Nikos Paizanos | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Antonis Kyprianou | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Stelios Kalergis | Electrician |
| Lighting | Giorgos Koronetopoulos | Electrician |
| Production | Spyros Stavrinidis | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vicky Iakovidis | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Dimitri | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Nikos Adamopoulos | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Henriette Engonopoulou | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Andreas Andreou | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Dinos Katsouridis | Thanks |
| Crew | Giannis Samiotis | Special Effects |