A Touch of Spice
2003 · 108 min · Director: Tassos Boulmetis, Tasos Boulmetis
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"A Touch of Spice" is a story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) 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.
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A Touch of Spice (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 30%, Melancholy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Nostalgia30%
- Melancholy25%
- Love20%
- Empathy15%
- Awe10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Melancholy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Cast
Uncle Emilios
Grandpa Vasilis
Anna
Madam Varvara
Fanis Iakovidis (17 years old)
Saime - 5 years old
Mustafa
Osman Bei
Dorothea
Commander
Elpiniki
Thrasyvoulos
Pantelis
Herb Dealer
Details
- Directed by
- Tassos Boulmetis, Tasos Boulmetis
- Written by
- Tassos Boulmetis, Tasos Boulmetis
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- Greece, Turkey, France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Nostalgia
- Data updated
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