The Homecoming

After 35 years working in a factory in Germany, Ilias returns to his almost deserted village and buys a service station on the main street to Ioannina. He wants to make a new start but soon feels like a foreigner again, this time in his own country. His relationship with Eleni, his younger and still beautiful wife, is going though a serious crisis. Eleni, who married him when she was very young to escape the poverty of village life, now feels she is suffocating. She wants to live while there is still time.Their life changes when Ilias saves Petros, a young Albanian illegal immigrant who comes to Greece seeking a better life, from the border guards and hires him in his shop.

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Script: Vassilis Douvlis

Cinematography: Costis Gikas

Editing: Ioanna Spiliopoulou

Sound: Spyros Drossos

Music: Thodoris Abazis

Actors: Arto Apartian (Ilias), Maria Skoula (Eleni), Artur Luzi (Petros), Alexandros Moukanos ( Christos), Elissavet Nazlidou (Georgia), Katerina Mavroyorgi (Alexandra), Υorgos Nakos (Dinos), Pygmalion Dadaka

Production: CL Productions Greece /Greek Film Center

Producers: Costas Lambropoulos

Costumes: Ioulia Stavridou

Sets: Ioulia Stavridou

Make Up: Athina Agathou

Format: 35 mm Color

Production Country: Greece

Production Year: 2007

Duration: 98

Vassilis Douvlis

He was born in Ioannina and studied Literature and Film in Athens and Paris. He works for the Hellenic Parliament’s Television Station. He has directed short films, documentaries and TV spots. His short film The Veteran participated in many film festivals and won many awards and honorary distinctions.