Politiki kouzina (2003)

nice try.

good but nothing special.. it's more interesting if you're Greek. the story is not bad but seen too many times.. the little kid who grows next to an important father/grandfather figure (seen beautifully in "nuovo cinema Paradiso" ) the ambiance here is not the cinema but the kitchen. it has some political points to it but unfortunately they cannot be understood if you're not Greek or Turkish-will help to see this movie with a Greek friend! the scene with the tanks i.e. will not be understood by someone that knows nothing of Greece during the 60s and 70s for example..

the first half of the movie is better, the second one gets boring.. the relationship of a 5 year old boy with a Turkish girl which lasts after 30 years(!) is not convincing at all.. computer graphics at the change of scenes should be avoided-they don't look real at all and it's a pity for the film..

Ieroklis Michaelidis (Savas Iakovides) delivers a wonderful performance and so does Tassos Vandis (Grandpa Vassilis) and the boy Markos Osse (little Fanis); i'd expect more of Georges Corraface (Fanis Iakovides)-he doesn't seem to fully enter to his role..

good original score too! it's a good film but for a limited audience..