A TOUCH OF SPICE

A TOUCH OF SPICE

A TOUCH OF SPICE

Director: Tassos Boulmetis
Feature film | GR/TR/F | 2003
108 min | Dolby SRD

38th Hof International Film Festival
2004

The film tells the story of a young Greek boy, Fanis, 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 flavour; they both require a touch of spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his 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 …

As his uncle used to say: “there are two types of travellers in life, those who are leaving and those who are returning. The first look at the map, the latter look in the mirror.” Now it’s time for Fanis to take a look in the mirror …