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Apartment in Athens (Italian: Appartamento ad Atene) is a 2012 Italian war drama film produced, co-written and directed by Ruggero Dipaola, in his feature film debut. It is an adaptation of the 1945 novel of the same name by Glenway Wescott.
Plot
Cast
Richard Sammel as Captain Kalter
Gerasimos Skiadaresīs as Nicolas Heliamos
Laura Morante as Zoe Helianos
Alba De Torrebruna as Leda
Vincenzo Crea as Alex
Peter Boom as Major Von Roesch
Reception
Variety's film critic Dennis Harvey described the film as "a decent, well-acted drama that ably holds attention yet misses the chance to become something truly memorable".
The film won the awards for best feature, best actor (Gerasimos Skiadaresis), best screenplay and best cinematography at the 13th Newport Beach Film Festival, and the world cinema section awards for best picture and best director at the 12th Phoenix Film Festival. It was nominated for David di Donatello for best costumes (Alessandro Lai), and for Nastro d'Argento for best actress (Laura Morante).
References
External links
Apartment in Athens at IMDb