Ouzeri Tsitsanis

Ouzeri Tsitsanis

2015 · 112 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Music, War

During World War II in Greece, under the submission of Germans, one Christian, Giorgos, falls in love with a Jewish, Estrea, something completely forbidden. Can they and their families overcome all the obstacles, along with racial discriminations and hardship? The story mainly takes place in an ouzeria, in which Tsitsanis works, one of the greatest Greek composer, librettist and singer in the 20th century.

Directed by Manousos Manousakis · Written by Ada Gourbali

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