Balkanisateur

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Balkanisateur

1997

1h 37m

5.9(15 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Two friends from a small Greek town travel to Bulgaria and Switzerland, hoping they can gain money from the difference in foreign exchange rates.

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22 members

Acting

Στέλιος Μάινας

Fotis

Acting

Γεράσιμος Σκιαδαρέσης

Stavros

Acting

Γιώτα Φέστα

Eleni

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Katharina Zapatka

Greta

Acting

Sabine Berg

Marion

Acting

Βασίλης Χαλακατεβάκης

Makis

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Δημήτρης Μαυρόπουλος

Sakis

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Κώστας Μπακάλης

Mr. Dimbaris

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Θάνος Γραμμένος

Kristo Kitsou

Acting

Μενέλαος Ντάφλος

Elias

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Μελέτης Γεωργιάδης

Turkish Driver

Acting

Ανδρέας Νάτσιος

Kalamatianos

Acting

Μπέσυ Μάλφα

Girl with Fotis

Acting

Bernhard Bettermann

Bank Assistant

Directing

Γώγος Μπακόλας

Unknown Role

No Image

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Ivaylo Geraskov

Unknown Role

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Γιάννης Κότσιρας

Singer

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Snezhina Petrova

Unknown Role

No Image

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Yves Raeber

Hotelier

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Veselin Rankov

Unknown Role

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Jean-Michel Ribes

Unknown Role

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Γιώργος Σαμπάνης

Theodoros

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