Revanche

Revanche

Revanche

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Revanche

1983

1h 45m

5.5(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

During the night of the big earthquake that shook Athens in 1981, Yannis, a 30-year-old cinephile, falls in love with his best friend Yorgos’ girlfriend who allows him to sleep next to her feeling her breast. Yannis and Eva have to overcome Yorgos’ jealousy as well as the ups and downs of their own affair. Since they all seem to be suffering, they form a trio and manage to live together in harmony for some time but then a well-hidden secret from the men’s political activism in the past is about to hit them like a new earthquake.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Antonis Kafetzopoulos

Antonis Kafetzopoulos

Giannis Alexakis

Yiota Festa

Yiota Festa

Eva

Panos Iliopoulos

Giorgos Karras

Dimitris Poulikakos

Dimitris Poulikakos

Vasilis

Angela Brouskou

Angela Brouskou

Anna

Thalèia Aslanidou

Katerina Alexaki

Giorgos Moshidis

Giorgos Moshidis

Father of Giannis

Eleni Randou

Eleni Randou

Creative team

Directed by: Nikos Vergitsis
Written by: Nikos Vergitsis
Produced by: Nikos Vergitsis

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