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Eleni
“The Echo of a Mother's Voice. Fuels a Son's Revenge.”
6.0 / 10• 1985• 1h 54m•PG• English
DramaHistory
Storyline
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
Cast & Crew
Kate Nelligan
Eleni
Lead
John Malkovich
Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Linda Hunt
Katina
Oliver Cotton
Katis
Ronald Pickup
Spiro
Rosalie Crutchley
Grandmother
Glenne Headly
Joan
Dimitra Arliss
Ana (Czechoslovakia)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Yates's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eleni is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
