A Touch of Spice

Oct 24, 2003

1h 48m

★ 6.6

Cinnamon... is bitter and sweet, just like a woman

Overview

"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Greek Film Centre

Village Productions

FILMNET

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Cast

Fanis Iakovidis (40 years old)

Georges Corraface

Savvas Iakovidis

Ieroklis Michaelidis

Soultana Iakovidou

Renia Louizidou

Uncle Emilios

Stelios Mainas

Grandpa Vasilis

Tassos Bandis

Anna

Marina Kalogirou

Madam Varvara

Ersi Malikenzou

Fanis Iakovidis (17 years old)

Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

Saime

Başak Köklükaya

Saime - 5 years old

Gökçe Akyıldız

Mustafa

Tamer Karadağlı

Osman Bei

Themis Panou

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