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The Trip to Greece
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The Trip to Greece

Mar 19, 2015
0h 59m
★ 0.0

Overview

18 seniors living in retirement homes get the chance to go on a holiday to Greece. In addition to old age, many suffer from diseases such as dementia, cancer and permanent lung disease, but with the help of their companions and Dimitrios "Tackis" Sahpekidis, they get to realize their dreams. In Greece, they are allowed to eat melon on the beach, dance the zorba, drink retzina on the balcony until late at night and swim in the Mediterranean. The motto is that there are no obstacles and that life should be lived all out, until the end.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

SVT

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Cast

Dimitrios "Tackis" Sahpekidis

Himself

Dimitrios "Tackis" Sahpekidis

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