Synoikia to Oneiro

Synoikia to Oneiro (1961)

Συνοικία το όνειρο

The stories of poor people living in a neighborhood in Athens and their difficulties.

A poor neighborhood of Athens, Asyrmatos, is the center of the world for the people who live there and try in every way to escape from poverty and destitution. A handsome released youth, Ricos (Alekos Alexandrakis), is trying to make money, at the same time that his lover, Stefi (Aliki Georgoulis), is seeing other men and her father, Nekrophoras (Manos Katrakis), is trying to contribute in family finances. Rico will set up a job, but will spend the money raised before he can put it into action. As a result, one of his "partners" (Alekos Petsos) will commit suicide, leaving his pregnant wife, Eleni (Aleka Paizis), to her fate. Rikos, his beloved and her father, defeated and disappointed because of the expectations that were never fulfilled, will be forced to come to terms with the harsh reality.

Date of release
1961-10-15
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alekos Alexandrakis

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Greece

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