I Prosfugopoula

I Prosfugopoula

1938 · 106 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

A wealthy man, Luke, lives happily with his wife, a refugee from the Caucasus, and their daughter. When a cousin, accompanied by a charming woman, visits them, the family man will fall into the trap and give up his wife. She will leave their daughter together, and she will become a singer. Luke, having suffered the extortion of his cousin and given him a large sum of money, will seek his wife and ask her to forgive him.

Directed by Togo Mizrahi · Written by Dimitris Bogris

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