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Apontes (1996)

Apontes poster
Original title
Απόντες
Directed by
Nikos Grammatikos
Genre
drama film
Country
Greece
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of truant teenagers in Greece navigate their lives and relationships. The film follows their struggles with school and family.

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What happens

Truants (Greek: Απόντες, Apontes) is a Greek film directed by Nikos Grammatikos. The film released in 1996 and it stars Nikos Georgakis, Giorgos Evgenikos, Vangelis Mourikis, Tasos Nousias, Costas Staridas and Aimilios Cheilakis. The film is also known with the English title The Absent Ones. It won the best film award both the Greek State Film Awards and the Greek Film Critics Association Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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