SYNOPSIS

The Greek box-office megahit of 2016 stars Academy Award® winner J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) and weaves together three separate tales of romance that blossom during a time of socio-economic crisis in Europe.

When college student Daphne is rescued by Farris, a refugee from Syria, the two fall blissfully in love. Corporate manager Giorgos, whose marriage and job are both facing collapse, has a one-night stand which turns into far more than just a lustful affair, with Swedish businesswoman Elise. And Maria, a dispirited housewife struggling under economic strain, is renewed by a romantic spark between herself and Sebastian, a German expat who has come to Greece to spend the autumn of his life.

Written and directed by acclaimed actor Christopher Papakaliatis (“What If…”), and also starring Andrea Osvárt, Maria Kavogianni, Minas Chatzisavvas, Tawfeek Barhom, and Niki Vakali, WORLDS APART is a film about people embracing each other’s differences, not fearing them. It is about second chances. It is about the timeless, universal force that flows through all human beings: the capacity to love.

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BOOMERANG

Meet FARRIS Played by Tawfeek Barhom

Meet DAPHNE Played by Niki Vakali

FARRIS:
I wish i could stay forever in Greece. But that not possible…

DAPHNE:
I don’t care about Politics and i don’t care if everybody thinks it’s a mistake. I want to be with you. Anywhere you go. Anywhere we can be together. Anywhere we’re allowed to.

FARRIS:
Here is your country. Your life, your friends, your family. You cannot go away and leave everything behind.

DAPHNE:
The way things have turned out to be. I don’t know if it’s worse for an immigrant to be trapped in Greece, or for a Greek.

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LOSEFT 50MG

Meet GIORGOS Played by Christopher Papakaliatis

Meet ELISE Played by Andrea Osvart

ELISE:
I never understood why some people take antidepressants…

GIORGOS:
Maybe because sometimes life is not that easy.

ELISE:
Maybe that’s a good excuse.

GIORGOS:
You don’t believe falling in love can change everything?

ELISE:
No

GIORGOS:
That’s to bad, because I wanted to tell you that I’m falling in love with you.

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SECOND CHANCE

Meet SEBASTIAN Played by J.K. Simmons

Meet MARIA Played by Maria Kavogianni

MARIA:
If only you knew how much I long every week to meet you…

SEBASTIAN:
I love that we say what we feel in our own language without understanding each other.

MARIA:
Even if we don’t understand the words, we know the feeling.

SEBASTIAN:
Everything starts from falling in love. No matter how old we are.

MARIA:
What if it’s toο late?… How can i change it all now?

SEBASTIAN:
Maria, we all deserve a second chance.