Wind Over the City

Wind Over the City

1996 · 110 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

In a small, poor town, a young worker falls in love with an actress from a traveling theater troupe and tries to keep her close, dreaming and working hard to rebuild a new town while the troupe increasingly faces decline and the end of its run.

Directed by Petros Sevastikoglou · Written by Alexandros Kakavas

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