Movie

Eleni (1985)

• PG
• November 1, 1985
• 1h 54m

• Drama
• History

“The Echo of a Mother's Voice. Fuels a Son's Revenge.”

Overview

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.

Director

Peter Yates

Writers

Steve Tesich, Nicholas Gage

Starring

Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt