Amerika Square

2016 film

Amerika Square

Film poster

Directed by| Yannis Sakaridis
Written by| Yannis Sakaridis
Starring| Vassilis Koukalani
Yannis Stankoglou

Release dates

* 11 October 2016 (2016-10-11) (Busan IFF)
* 23 March 2017 (2017-03-23) (Greece)

Running time

| 86 minutes
Country| Greece
Language| Greek

Amerika Square (Greek: Πλατεία Αμερικής, Plateia Amerikis) is a 2016 Greek drama film directed by Yannis Sakaridis.[1] It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2][3]

## Plot

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Nakos, a racist Greek nationalist, is unemployed and still lives with his parents at age 38. He tracks the increasing number of immigrants in his apartment building with disgust. His friend Billy, a tattoo artist, falls in love with African singer Tereza, but she wants to leave Greece. Tarek, a Syrian doctor, is also looking to flee the country with his daughter. Their stories merge when Tereza and Tarek's plans to escape are inadvertently thwarted by Nakos.

## Cast

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* Vassilis Koukalani as Tarek
* Yannis Stankoglou as Billy
* Makis Papadimitriou as Nakos
* Alexandros Logothetis as Manolis
* Rea Pediaditaki as Nandia
* Themis Bazaka as Georgia
* Errikos Litsis as Stavros

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "'Amerika Square' ('Plateia Amerikis'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
2. ^ ""Amerika Square": Η ταινία του Γιάννη Σακαρίδη σε οσκαρική τροχιά". naftemporiki. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
3. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (6 September 2017). "Oscars: Greece Selects 'Amerika Square' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

## External links

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* Amerika Square at IMDb
* Amerika Square at Cine.gr (archived) (in Greek)

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