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A Touch of Spice 

"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy 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" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy 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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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Directed By:Tasos Boulmetis
Written By:Tasos Boulmetis
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Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:Greek Film Centre, Village Productions, FILMNET

Cast

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Tasos Boulmetis

Director

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Georges Corraface

Fanis Iakovidis (40 years old)

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Ieroklis Michaelidis

Savvas Iakovidis

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Renia Louizidou

Soultana Iakovidou

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Stelios Mainas

Uncle Emilios

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Tassos Bandis

Grandpa Vasilis

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Marina Kalogirou

Anna

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Ersi Malikenzou

Madam Varvara

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Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos

Fanis Iakovidis (17 years old)

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Başak Köklükaya

Saime

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Gökçe Akyıldız

Saime - 5 years old

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Tamer Karadağlı

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