From the Snow explained

From the Snow
Director:	Sotiris Goritsas
Starring:	Gerasimos Skiadaresis Vasias Eleftheriadis Mania Papadimitriou
Cinematography:	Stamatis Giannoulis
Editing:	Takis Koumoundouros
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	Greece
Language:	Greek

From the Snow (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Απ' το χιόνι) is a Greek drama film directed by Sotiris Goritsas. The film released in 1993 and stars Gerasimos Skiadaresis. The film won the Golden Alexander award in Thessaloniki Film Festival and the Best Movie Award in Greek State Film Awards.

Plot

A few men from South Albania (North Epirus) immigrate to Greece during the Albanian crisis. The film follows their travel for a better life in Greece. After crossing the borders on foot, they arrive in Athens with every transport means. There, they face the racism from local society. Some people help them but the difficulties are so many that they decide to return to their village in Albania.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Gerasimos Skiadaresis
• Vasias Eleftheriadis
• Mania Papadimitriou

Awards

List of awards and nominations^[3] ! Award !! Category !! Recipients and nominees !! Result

1993 Thessaloniki International Film Festival	Golden Alexander	Sotiris Goritsas
1993 Greek State Film Awards	Best Film	Sotiris Goritsas
	Best Screenplay	Sotiris Goritsas

Notes and References

1. Web site: From the Snow. tainiothiki.gr. 24 January 2015.
2. Web site: From the Snow (1993). https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132432/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/147568/From-the-Snow/overview. dead. 28 January 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Robert Firsching. 2015. 24 January 2015.
3. Web site: International Thessaloniki Film Festival. filmfestival.gr. 24 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112064941/http://www.filmfestival.gr/film_festival/uk/awards.htm. 12 November 2016. dead.