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A Touch of Spice(2003)
Status: Released
Date: 2003-10-24
66%
128 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
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.
Languages: Turkish, Greek, English.
Countries:
Greece,
Turkey
ProductionCompanies: 
Village Productions
Movie: A Touch of Spice
Top 10 Billed Cast
Georges Corraface
Fanis Iakovidis (40 years old)
Ιεροκλής Μιχαηλίδης
Savvas Iakovidis
Ρένια Λουιζίδου
Soultana Iakovidou
Στέλιος Μάινας
Uncle Emilios
Μαρίνα Καλογήρου
Anna
Έρση Μαλικένζου
Madam Varvara
Οδυσσέας Παπασπηλιόπουλος
Fanis Iakovidis (17 years old)
Başak Köklükaya
Saime
Gökçe Akyıldız
Saime - 5 years old
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