Kanenas (2010)

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A Greek romantic drama film directed by Hristos Nikoleris. Infusing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with a contemporary Athenian migrant setting, director Christos Nikoleris has crafted a film that successfully blends the original play with shades of Homer. Goran and Julia, Russian and Albanian, are two teenagers immigrant second generation, two children with dreams and ambition to escape the environment grew. Things for both young people will become even more complicated when their paths meet. Love is lightning, but the two worlds collide, threatening to destroy the first thrill they feel about each other.