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Silence

Silence

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Silence

2004

0h 17m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Mrs. Anthoula, an elderly lady with hearing problems, is in danger of being evicted out of her flat. Mrs. Dafni, a social-worker, will try to help her.

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5 featured cast members

Starring

Anna Kyriakou

Anna Kyriakou

Anthoula

Rania Oikonomidou

Rania Oikonomidou

Dafni

Eleni Kalara

Anastasia

Efthymios Bourikis

Police Officer

Myrto Kamilaki

Neighbor

Creative team

Directed by: Stelios Polychronakis
Written by: Stelios Polychronakis

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