ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΚΟΥΖΙΝΑ - Α TOUCH OF SPICE 2003 (FULL MOVIE)

Directed by Tassos Boulmetis, Starring: Georges Corraface, Ieroklis Michaelidis,
Renia Louizidou, Başak Köklükaya, Tamer Karadağlı, Stelios Mainas, Athinodoros Prousalis
Music by Evanthia Reboutsika, Cinematography: Takis Zervoulakos, Editing by Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Distributed by Capitol Films, Village Roadshow
Country: Greece, Turkey
Language: Greek/Turkish/English
A Touch of Spice (or Politiki kouzina) is a 2003 Greek film directed by Tassos Boulmetis and starring Georges Corraface as the character of the adult Fanis Iakovides. The character of Fanis Iakovides as a child is played by Markos Osse and the supporting role of Fanis's grandfather, Vassilis, is played by Tassos Bandis.
The original Greek title is Πολίτικη Κουζίνα (Politiki Kouzina) which means Cuisine of the City and refers to the Cuisine of Constantinople. However, in the film's promotional material, the word Politiki of the title is depicted in capital letters, therefore allowing an alternative reading of the title, as Πολιτική Κουζίνα (Politiki Kouzina) which means Political Cuisine signifying the important role that politics played in the lives of the main characters.
Fanis Iakovides, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, recalls his childhood memories from growing up in Istanbul. When Fanis was 7 years old, his grandfather Vassilis was an owner of a general store with a specialty in spices. He was also a culinary philosopher and his mentor. Fanis grew very attached to his grandfather who would assist with his homework using imaginative techniques. For instance, Vassilis would teach his grandson the planets of the Solar System by showing an illustration of it and replacing the planets with spices. Cinnamon took the place of Venus since according to Vassilis, "like all women, cinnamon is both bitter and sweet". Fanis also fell in love for the first time in his grandfather store's upper floor with a young Turkish girl, Saime.
However, beginning with the Istanbul Pogrom in 1955, through 1978, the ethnic Greek community of Istanbul was reduced from 135,000 to 7,000 by a series of government orchestrated riots, pogroms and deportations. Most of Fanis' family is deported in 1964 with the Ankara government decision to renege on the 1930 Greco-Turkish Ankara Convention, affirming the right of Greek etablis (Greeks who were born and lived in Istanbul but held Greek citizenship) to live and work in Turkey, and most Greek citizens who lived in Istanbul were deported to Greece, despite most never having previously resided there. Since Vassilis was not a dual citizen, he was able to stay behind while his grandson Fanis and his parents were deported to Athens.
Fanis had trouble initially adapting in Greece, constantly trying to spend his time in the kitchen cooking, as it was the only link between him and his homeland. However, this would upset his mother who was afraid that the boy was either severely depressed or a homosexual. Fanis grew from childhood to adulthood, preserving his culinary talents and often offering his secrets of the Politiki Cuisine to those that ask for his help.
As the years passed by, and the tension between Turkey and Greece resolved, grandfather Vassilis made several promises to visit his grandson in Athens but failed to keep them. The reason for the final incompletion of this engagement was his rapidly declining health. Consequently, Fanis returns to Istanbul after three decades to visit his near-death grandfather and also runs into his old love, Saime, who is now married. Together, they reflect on their lives and the way politics managed to change everything.
Fanis will eventually realize that contrary to what his grandfather had taught him, he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.
The main characters easily fit into a parallel metaphor - Saime, the old love of Fanis, a beautiful Turkish girl and multi-lingual tour guide, represents Istanbul (a cosmopolitan city called a "she" in Greek), Fanis is modern Greece, one that is still deeply in love with Istanbul and nostalgic for the past, while Saime's husband is a Turkish military doctor who represents a modern, pragmatic Turkey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Touch_of_Spice

Granpa often said that the Greek word for
"dream" conceals within the word "belch".

Initially, I paid no notice as
I could only do these 2 things.

Because I actually did nothing.

Only later I understood that he meant
the food and stories.

This makes them even better,

it comes the presentation.

Either I see something that does not exist
,

or if it existed, would
you can not see it.

When the toner has been renewed.
This morning?

The maximum resolution is.
The colors are the problem..

Well, either
we are contenders for the Nobel Prize

or we need a new printer.

So, that's it for this year.

Tomorrow I leave.

Until next year, that is.

See ya!

I am waiting for your dissertation..

Fani, my boy, how are you?

Doctor!

How did you find me.
All Faliro speaks of you?

Sit.

What happened?

Fani, I tell you something,
I should not say,

- but now...
- What, Doctor?

Your grandpa is coming.

When?

Thursday.

But I'm leaving on Thursday.

He wanted to surprise you,

but
I heard you're leaving so I rushed.

Fani, I think you should
surprise him.

I'll get him up from the airport,
and you wait for him at home.

We'll call his old friends and

make a few appetizers, we can have a drink
to welcome him.

Do you remember

as a boy how you
used to cook all night?

So grandpa will sit here
and his friends there...

No, grandpa will sit there.

Almost like the Last Supper...

Grandpa sitting here.

Nice.

And now grandpas friends.

Grandpas friends are a little odd.

Because they're from Istanbul.

Their origin sets them apart both

historically and biologically.

Can you direct me
to Halcyone Street?

First and foremost,
they are "magnetized."

It's like a compass that with

every geographical question
re-orients their identity.

Who are they,

where they come from and where they go.

That way - Thank you.

Some see it as a bad. Other
believe it comes from the diet.

For most, food involves the
sense of smell and taste.

For grandpa's friends it also
involves sound and sight.

Hello to you all! You all arrived
at the same time. Come in!

Come on in.

Did you find it easily?

From Thysseas Street
we landed right here.

But Thysseas Street isn't
that way, it's that way.

He's right, that's how we came.
Should we havea toast to grandpa?

Where is he?

A bit late, I'd say.

The plane landed about an hour
ago He'll be right there..

- It'll be a great surprise.
- He hasn't seen you in so long.

I fear certain sounds when
they occur just before a meal.

Before every important event in my life.

It rings either on the
door or the phone rings.

Yes please?

Yes, Doctor?

He has not come?

What does that mean?

Did you miss?

What?

Where did it happen?

Will you talk about the kitchen
Constantinople

you have to start with the Appetizers.

My first lessons I learned about spices
the grocery store my grandfather

on the eastern shore of the Vosporos.

Goodbye.

Good day, Mr Vassilis.
Good day.

What you get, Dorothea?

Cumin, dried mackerel
and vine leaves.

How much cumin - A pound.

What for so much.
Sunday I make meatballs?

Pantelis comes to visit.
With family.?

With family.

No better then cumin.
What should I take.?

Tu cinnamon to it.

We do not season the
meatballs with cinnamon!

Dorothea, I tell you what.

To tell you what you want to say,

sometimes you have to take a wrong spice.

One that does not belong in food.

Cumin is too strong. It causes
that close to people.

Cinnamon brings them together,
he can see each other in the eye.

If you say "yes" will, you have to give
cinnamon to food.

Thank Church Vassili.
Good luck!

Sultana!

Sultana!

Where is my pajamas?

Is not the top?

I do not think they.
But I got it together laid..

I'm coming, wait.

The biggest wars in history
were triggered by spices.

And a conjured I,
directly to our home.

Is there already cinnamon turn.
Of course not!

Who should I believe you or
my nose? The smell of cinnamon.

Reigns!

Liebermann when I tell you so!

Sultana, as place I told you,
there is one off no cinnamon?

Just like your mother.

My mother was the best cook of
Cihanger.

All wanted
that she cooks for her.

Used to flavor meat only with
cinnamon, if it tastes strictly.

Your then you had no refrigerator,
so it had cinnamon to the meat.

The first refrigerator
in Constantinople we had!

From the American consul.

So many Americans
, and then you marry me?

Tell me the times.
I was not asked..

Your dispute began
always with unimportant details,

ended but always
in world history topics.

Palaiologos?

And how do you know.
It's in all the books?

The name I do not want
again hear from you!

Weis can not handle me, I was
on the "Great School of the Nation".

There was never any question of
that the emperor ate meat with cinnamon.

Grandpa always said the word "restaurateur"
contains the word "astronomer".

So I got my first lessons in astronomy
with spices.

I tell you what, and you draw
or tell me what you think.

Well, let's go.

Pepper
...He is fiery and sharp.

Sun.

The sun is in the middle.
And what does she see?

She sees everything - everything..

And that comes
pepper to any dish.

Then comes the Mercury,
who is also hot.

And beyond...

Venus.

Cinnamon.

Venus was the most beautiful of women.

Why cinnamon is also
bitter and sweet, just like the women.

Then the earth, as we live.

And what's up here?

There Kyria Zoe.

On earth there is "zoe" life.

This has nothing to do with Kyria
Zoe, the mother of Tassoula.

The is dead.

And what you need to live?

Food.

And what is the food taste?

Salt.

Our lives need salt,
so it's not bland.

The food and life need salt.

Every Sunday the family gathered with us

it was always the purest joys of cooking.

All helped to even aunt Elpiniki
who had Parkinson's.

The main rival Aunt Elertheria,

knew all the mysterious herbs,
give the food flavor.

Delicious.

So no, they surpassed

she revealed her recipes,
somewhat modified.

I'm telling you,
but will not tell the other's.

Dorothea, the dumplings!

First you dünstest
the onion in oil, add the rice and give.

I know - Wait..

The music you are evading an overnight.
So I'll do it too..

When the broth is ready,

You stir a few times to
and rub into something germander.

That's bitter.
If one's eating raw..

The vine leaves
there's a sweet note.

Do you want to poison us?

The recipe I got from Elertheria,
sweetheart.

But you have to do ginger. No.!

This is germander - germander.?

This gave us my mother for pimples.

Why then she gave me the recipe?

Because you always do
everything that you're told.

What I always waited eagerly,
was Verkupplung.

Prerequisite for a wedding
was that the bride-

inaugurated into the secrets of cooking
Constantinople.

Do not worry, it is not alive.

It is so delicious,
that all the finger licking it.

And now the spices.

Lamb larded with garlic you
and onion.

Lih, no!

Emilio said that lard in Morocco
women the meat with garlic.

Please, aunt! Do not start.
You have no lard.

Stray just a little oregano
over it and let it move.

And then something nutmeg...

Sunday there's a feast!

Osman!

Come on in.

How are you?

Good, and you?

Good.

You've grown very pretty, Mustafa.

When are you coming to play with Fani?

After circumcision
I bring him here to play.

What are you going to be times,
when you grow up?

Doctor - He's in the Army..

These are both beautiful professions.

But I think Mustafa
once military doctor.

Agreed?

What would you like, Osman Bey?

Mussels.

We expect
diplomatic visit from Ankara.

Do not worry.

Get me the best mussels in town.

To you I
greater confidence as to my fishmonger.

This diplomats meeting is
very important to me.

Do the bad things, Osman Bey?

In Athens are already riots.

We wait and see what results the meeting.

Relationships without frictions are
like a wedding without ceremony.

We praise God
when we eat, but her?

Come here!

You can not be up there at the top.

Your says it
stories and upsets the world.

What?

So it was and so it will remain.

Time passed. The faces of the adults
be darkened,

But brightened mine up,
because I fell in love Saime,

the daughter of Kira-Ayse,
the best friend of my mother.

Come what we cook.

What's to eat today.
I make meatballs?

How do you do it?

With bread, onions, salt and pepper.

But they are not really good.

Why?

Thus, they are delicious,
dazutun must be something else.

So what?

Is a mystery.

Tell me.

And what will you give me?

I cook for you.
I can also cook..

What then?

Dance for me.

Now tell me.

For delicious meatballs need...

Really?

In Mycenae grow cloves.

In Delphi roses.

On the Acropolis thyme.

Geography is a magic box.

And the best place to learn it,
is at the lighthouses.

For
at the lighthouses, compasses haywire,

and the wind blows the mind and the eyes
under its spell.

A good teacher in the field of love
was my uncle Emilio.

He was captain

and always brought the latest stuff,
were available abroad.

It was he who gave my mother
the first pressure cooker.

Come on, Dorothy!

This card I sent you
from the Parthenon. Look at the math.

This one is from Sao Paulo, and from here
Antwerp.

In Athens
cut the onions women so...

And in Antwerp Sun.

If you woman mussels prepared
she loves you more than anything.

Last time I know a learned...

What's her name - Zozo?

This was the best mussels
Zozo - Were you at Zozo Sapountzaki.?

Sure! The whole ship.
Why do you take it .. TICOMM.

Only could cook the mussels.

And so a married - No?

Savas, come
The pot is something.

The beautiful new shirt.
To hell with this pot!

Nice still.

Aunt Elpiniki
had become so frightened

disappeared that her Parkison.

I can not believe!

Shells remind me of the hammam.

Whenever Uncle Emilio
returning from a trip,

we went to the hammam.

I listened to the adults,
as they opened their hearts,

just as open clams steamed.

As you can see the whole thing, Emilio?

In Cyprus are again riots.

It is, start in Athens
boil it to be.

It always does, but nothing comes out
here.

Here I understood for the first time,

that other things are cooked,
not just food.

Last Osman came to the store.

He smelled of garlic...

If a diplomat smells of garlic,
's is not the best.

Yesterday I met Aydin Bey.

He said something that I did not like.

He said, "Michalis
, things are not the best."

Be on guard.

"Your brother is but Greek, or.."

Not! The Little...

Well just look at me. Since I can remember
, they always say the same thing.

"The Turks expel you,"
"Turks" this, "Turks" in...

Talk, nothing more.

Us but it's good, or - Emilio?

You were on tour in September 1955.

When my shop burned
you were not here.

I am selling everything

and go to Greece,
then I find peace.

When I think of leaving,
I feel this pain every time here.

I've seen Dr. Thrassyvoulos
Thou shalt send radiographs..

We were talking one evening.
What.?

About Constantinople, old times...
Not heat's better

here instead of there, they were
talking about Constantinople?

My late wife used to say:

"When you leave a place talk about
the place that lies in front of you,

not behind you."

And I think also.

"Fevgo" go away,
means, go elsewhere.

And for most, this "elsewhere" Greece.

Initially I thought
Greece would be in America.

But I soon came to
in the geographic reality.

Front Page! The Front Page!

Latest News on Turkey and Greece!

In the special edition of the "Hürriyet"!

"This is Radio Istanbul is
with a special message."

The Turkish interior ministry

protests against the Greek
foreign policy regarding Turkey.

Was on the other side begun

the Greek citizens
the deportation orders served.

Meanwhile, it was revealed

that the ownership of the reported
Greeks to be seized.

We now continue with our program...

The starters look like the beginning of
stories telling of Travel.

A sequence of flavors
seduced tongue and mind

and
serves as a foretaste of adventure travel

plugged into why "Epistrophi" return
the word "strophi" bend.

What
turn the word "trophic " infected food,

Mr Savas Jakovidis - Yes

.?...? We are from the police.

Can we talk briefly.

Please, come in.

. Sit.

Mr. Jakovidis, we
bad news for you

your residence permit can not be renewed.

But why What have I done?

Nothing. They are in no debt.

Macarius is to blame for everything.

The situation of our brothers in Cyprus
worse from day to day.

Your father and your wife
are Turkish citizens.

But you can not stay here.

So in exactly one week, we will
meet you in front of your house.

You will only
your personal belongings with you,

you will tell us from which
place you want to leave Turkey,

and we will guide you to get there.

Wines not what we had agreed?

In a month or two to get to.

And then we're back together.

Saime I bring also.

Then I watch her there in the stars.

And if I come later, thinking
always remember:

Wherever you are,
always look up at the stars.

For up there in heaven
are things which can be seen...

But also things you can not see the.

You talk about the things that
not see the other,

people like to hear stories
of things that they do not see.

It's like the food.

Do you mind

you do not see the salt,
if you value your food taste?

No. But therein lies the taste:

In salt.

I'll give it here, so you
me think.

When I come to Greece,
you cook, and I'll dance for you.

I'm afraid
before people in uniform.

I afraid of policemen, have

military personnel

traffic policemen and firemen.

But most I have before
customs officials fear.

On exit
highlighted the uniformed

chalked the few pieces of luggage,
we had with us.

This sign was the same trauma,
suffered under the displaced people.

The Turks expelled us, because we were
Greeks

and the Greeks received us as Turks.

Good day. May I...?

There you are.

So?

As we heard yesterday,
that he is ill,

I thought of recording
I received recently.

It also was a letter there.

Waiting... There he is.

"My dear Thrassyvoulos
, look at this shot"

and tell me what you think,
when we meet again.

As long
tell but my Family nothing.

Except when I'm not
Then... give them Fani "..

Grandpa...

This time I believed.

I was sure that he's coming.

What can we do? So the grandpa cooked
it, and that's come out.

And you, my boy, are
traveled all over the world,

but your grandfather you have not visited.

Why?

The "Bulgarian butcher",
how do you know the then?

The are moments in each book.

The "Bulgarian butcher"
ate Bonito.

And how do you know him? -
With us the best fish came on the table.

Yes, flooding,
because your windows had no panes.

My father always had the best fish.

And now
The little fish will eat.

I forget

you forget

he forgets

we forget

forget her,

forget it.

I'm hungry. What's to eat.
Bean salad.

Again?

White beans are packed with vitamins, boy.

Wash your hands, then I tell you what.
What?

Wash it, or I'm telling you not.
You are clean..

There's a letter from Constantinople
also one for you..

Grandpa comes in two weeks.

"Dear Fani I miss you very much."

Your grandfather said to my mother,

he takes me,
when he travels to Greece.

Then you will cook for me
and I'll dance for you.

Your friend, Saime...

Nutmeg fits well
to Imam Bayildi. Where'd you get that?

The Imam is scheduled for Monday.
Papa fasts.

Why did it's been cooked?

Stand by me, Lord!?

Will you take me in his arms.
No!

The eggplants were in the bag.
Listen,

Not you said, Aunt Erterpi
sleepwalking? - Previously.

Sleepwalking is hereditary
You're on at night and cook.

Have mercy on us, Lord.

I'll never turn as nutmeg.
Anyway, I've never eaten better Imam.

I did not get but cooked.

Fani!

Fani, get up!

Come on, like, the plane lands.
I'm not going with you..

Why do not you come?

Welcome Want your grandpa not.
I'll stay here and helf the aunts?

Tell me, son,
you were last night in the kitchen?

So, there sits Grandpa
and his friends...

No, maybe it fits better here.

With its back to the kitchen.

Or in the middle?

Then it should look like
the Last Supper. Better there.

Good... And now his friends.
. You're there!

Where is he - I do not see?

, Where is he?

In the kitchen Constantinople
always seems to be missing something.

Not on food,
but with the people.

And today, because Grandpa was not
there, I do not also sat at the table.

Strange.

This
dad had so looked forward to the trip.

Maybe have him
the Turks detained at the airport.

Lakis, from the Vassoula, they kept
three hours on duty.

Why is that? - Because he had 12 kilos
case Pasturma.

It was contraband for an Armenian.
He was a Jew, not Armenians..

Food Jews Pasturma.
No, they sell it to someone else?

Yes please?

Dad, how are you? What was wrong?

Our family has the habit

bad news at even slap.

How could this happen, Dad?

He coughs...

And when are you coming?

Yes... Yes, yes, I'll give him a kiss.

Nice pass to you on, Dad!

What he says - he has a
cold, sore throat...?

And, pardon, slight diarrhea,
and therefore he missed the plane.

He comes when he's better.

He had always
He was always on the loo..

What are you talking about?
To our wedding, it was normal

twice daily.

Only after the wedding he went mostly.
Why.?

Place, just as he ate, the food had
somewhere yes.

Anything he...

When is he coming? - If it's better
goes. And we should kiss the boy.

Where's Fani?

"Dear friend,"

today I am very sad I waited
that you come with Grandpa

I had something cooked for you,

would have you tasted good..
Imam Bayildi. "!

Quite excellent.
The boy has talent.

He should learn to cook in France.
He will not..

Sure, a seven year old who cooks.
Now do not be so, Savas..

All children in the age
a quirk. - Why Macke?

It is quite normal. - That night he
cooks, does not matter, but that good?

I think at his age
is a quirk. - Tell the Sultana.

Do you remember
to Evanthias daughter?

Cooked with seven best Hünkar.

It was crazy. Do not say that.!

The sauces
drive the taste to the extreme.

Flavor The Constantinople
hence words, not just food.?

Do you remember Evanthias
daughter - of course!

With seven she made the best Hünkar
the city. - She's still in the asylum.

Still.
Her father said she was possessed.

Would not cook it yourself,
but the devil that was in her.

It tastes quite excellent.

A recipe from Constantinople, the boy's
cooked.

Here
in the quarter, many families like you.

Everywhere one sees now Turks.

We are not Turks, we are
Greeks from Constantinople.

My husband was deported
We are Orthodox Christians..

The boy should come
to communion and the Catechism.

The boy has to go out of the kitchen.

Jesus Christ Has about cooking?

No, never.

Well, once or twice
he has provided for the bread and wine.

Do you want something, Father?

My son is smart, Mr. Jakovidis.

He understands everything immediately.

But one thing worries me.

What - He dreams.

He is preoccupied with the.
What do you say.?

May I ask
where the boy doing his homework?

In the kitchen.

Why there.
We stick mostly on there?

The boy has to go out of the kitchen.

The smells and the food
keep him away from the Greek reality.

Did you know
that he only plays with girls?

He sits with them and cook for them.
Just like now.

Give the immediate ago - No!

Give it to me - I'll give it to you not!

Say, you're going the other way?
Guys your age to play something else.

I want to play but nothing.
Listen, my boy.

Promise me to play with
guys, and you get the here.

I do not kill birds! - How do you kill
but your tiny corner... - Sultana!

You're too young,
to play with women.

If you're tall,
I'll give you money first...

I Will not, I will not!

Fani... From today
none goes into the kitchen.

Neither you nor I
Only your mother, no one else.

"My dear friend..."

"I got your cards, they
are very beautiful..."

Time passed,

and many friends and relatives
came from Constantinople

and brought new.

That year brought Uncle Emilio
with the first mixer.

Before joy somewhat carelessly
comprised aunt Elpiniki the new device.

Since she suffers from Parkinson again.

Where exactly is the boy?

The village.
What.? What is he doing all this time?

For two years, this is how it
only to school he goes outside..

He does not listen to us, it's pointless
Someone needs to talk to him..

Fani, my boy, are you alright.
Yes, well?

I want you
give many kisses from your grandpa.

He says he comes
soon as everything is in order.

When I was in Constantinople

I have with your grandpa
seen your little friend.

What was her name equal. Saime.

Bravo! Saime. Do you remember it.
And if he remembers.

She came with her mother,
to say goodbye to your grandpa.

My father was transferred to Ankara
they do not write you something.?

For two years no longer.
And you're still at it.?

Do you like not the Greeks?

In its class such pretty girls,

but he still thinks about them now.

You have to remember they
no longer thinking about the girl..

Should this go
She has forgotten you?

ATHENS - CONSTANTINOPLE

He is What are you doing here?

Wake up. Wake up!

Wake up and watch out, because
who waits on you.

As punishment for my escape

I stood against my fears.

21st APRIL 1967.

The officers
convinced my father that I,

to forget Saime,
would be for Uniform.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas!

Come with me, little one...

100 drachmas
So much nobody has given.

Next year there's also something again.

Scouts get from me spic money.

Do you have done pure sugar?

Is your family from Constantinople?

So that's why.

We have no sugar in Aydin reingetan
, only cinnamon.

Who do we have here, Barbara
Is that for me?

Leave the boy alone.

You have customers, hurry up.

Come and help me,
where you are comfortable with cooking.

Take the spoon here, I
fill the tomatoes.

I was five, back in Aydin,
as Kemal sent his people.

My brother was older.

When I last saw him, he was dressed
like you.

When I see scouts, I am always touched
and give them something...

Barbara
Can you even come to the front?

What's the matter now.
Come on, please?

No respect for God!

Constantly they haggle over the price.

You see the girl so.

So young and pretty. The idiots!

Cook in a House of Pleasure.

I can not believe that my boy does.

So it is with the scouts.

Supposedly they make excursions
but secretly they learn node.

But to go but they go there.

Yeah, but...

They learn there are no scouts node.

But Russians node. The scouts
are a reservoir for communists.

Sending them in the taverns,
to spoil it.

It would be better to
"Alkimoi" gone.

From where I hear for the first time.

We do not know about us. We are peaceful people.
From Constantinople.

We have heard of you.

Deep inside you are a patriot.

But you always keep your eyes open.

You need to prepare the boy
against temptations. - What should we do?

I am writing you to places
that you should visit.

Start with the Royal Garden

then go to the castle, and
then visit the War Museum.

So what he learns about the struggles of
Greeks. He is to be a patriot.

Twice a week, after eating.

Very well.

What I am most disturbed
people in uniform,

the
my father presented the typical question:

When did you come here
from Turkey?

When you are come from Turkey?

From Constantinople?

Almost 4 years.

May I ask
what language you speak at home?

Greek, of course.

With a Turkish accent.

Is that bad - Sure?

The boy has dyslexia.

Before yesterday he has "Kolokotronis"
written as a verb.

I kolokotrone you
kolokotronst he kolokotront,

we kolokotronen,
kolokotront her, she kolokotronen...

"Kolokotront" you, Mr. Jakovidis?

"Kolokotronis" is not a verb,
Mr. Jakovidis,

But a national hero
you must do something,

In order to strengthen the
national consciousness the boy.

He must anchor the Greek hero
in his thinking.

Man, man .. What is it merely, Niko?

A bird with two heads and a wreath.

Look who's here.
There's our little Turk!

You're just
you want to eat with, brave man.?

We let you go anyway.

Go to Lisa's room
When the food is ready, I call you..

The main dishes call one
earliest childhood memories to mind.

Man leans over the plate,
sinks into the generous offer of the chef

and reminisce. Until...

The phone rings or someone
rings the doorbell...

Or one hears the sound of an announcement.

"This morning at five
are armed Turkish troops"

without the slightest
reason and without notice

landed on the island of Cyprus.

With complete disregard for the
international law and the alliance gang

the guns directed at our
Greek and Cypriot brothers.

"The units stationed in Cyprus
fight to repel the attack..."

The kitchen Constantinople
always has something to do with politics.

The people who cook the meals,

have had their half-full plate are
...elsewhere.

Fani!

As a gentleman asking for you.

Uncle!

Let me look at times
If you are well, uniform..

You also.

Your mother says, you work a lot.
You coming on in class yet?

Listen, Fani, I got news.
What is it, uncle.?

Your grandfather is.

Grandpa - Yes?

When?

It depends on you.
Why from me.?

I will marry - Finally.!

Where is it coming? From Buenos Aires?

From Kalamata.

From a family of military.

Verkupplung?

If your grandpa comes, he will ask them
matter what she can cook.

And they can only fried eggs.

What is she supposed to learn?

Your grandfather eats like Hünkar Begendi.

Do not worry!

This is no longer alive!

Do you know how delicious is that?

You are licking your fingers.

Now the spices.

Beef you have ever
lard with garlic and onion.

Spiking?

Why should I peek it.
That they do this?

We What do you do not come
to eat, to see you too..

We use the lessons
continue next week.

Grandpa comes up, you must
Hünkar can prepare.

Yes.

If the ceremony is to take place,
you need to lard learn. Got it?

Uncle - What's up?

Pretty warm in here.
Then go look in the engine room..

Look...

What do you think of Anna?

You should have made her beautiful eyes
. - A good girl.

Good.

She is from a good family.

Her family are all military.

Look.

Amanda in Rome.

What is that?

Where are the? I sent Grandpa
cards from the ports,

and he sent me
ray images for doctors.

"You'll come around a lot,

"People ask times,
what they think," he wrote.

And I idiot
they showed the doctors in ports,

and laughed.

What he - Nothing he?

A scar from 1922 he has.

Do you know why he sends me
Not to watch the doctors?

I want to look at.

A... by 1955, one in 1964.

Whenever something was with the Turks,
I got an x-ray of it.

Here...

This is Zozo.

If you saw from behind as she
moved, they knew how to cook.

The good Zozo...

Uncle...

Do the cast off and let us go.

Why?

If you look from behind Lela,
you do not know how to cook.

You can not understand it.

You're accustomed else, uncle.

You've traveled the world.

You can not eat all your life
eggs, morning and evening.

Look, Fani...

There are two kinds of
people who are traveling.

Some
see before departing on the map

the other
look in the mirror before leaving.

Those who look at the map, drive away
,

and those who look in the mirror,
return.

I got on the last trip
looked in the mirror.

I met Lela, a nice girl

she is from a good family...

And I've given her an application.

I've actually made with any.

I gave her the request made, and to
I stand.

I will marry her.

And this one?

That one does not exist.

Why not?

Most stars,
you see, there is not.

What we see is their
track in time.

Never tell a woman that the stars
who sees them, are not.

Tell me about something
there is, but I do not see.

The salt in the food.

Are you now or cooking astronomer?

My grandfather always said, in "restaurateur"
contains the word "astronomer".

What else did she say your grandpa?

The word "oneirevomai" dream
contains the word "revomai" burp.

As in "pandrevomai" marry.

When Lela marries your uncle,
we're related, right?

I do not
him to marry your cousin.

Why not?

Man, that stinks! What is it?

An indispensable spice for Hünkar.

It is germander.

This was a great sin!

Your uncle loves them
and you're spoiling him.

It is for his own good.

You was not for him.

It would be pretty stupid,
get involved with Lela.

After two weeks, they had separated.

If you cook vegetables,
she suffers burns third Grades.

Why do you have your nose
everywhere tuck unasked?

Grandpa said, sometimes one must take
the wrong spice.

Yes, something to change for the better
, not to harm.

I wanted it for the better.

I got it saved.
When Grandpa comes, he will say so.

He may not know it,
otherwise he is not coming!

He must come, so the whole thing
has at least one good thing.

Do you just turn.

He is coming tomorrow not sure.

He has so canceled place, because it is not
come to an arranged marriage.

I'll tell you now what it
remembers you well.

Grandpa will not come tomorrow
He had never come before..

He would not even know if Emilio
Zozo Sapountsaki would marry.

Grandpa did not come all these years...

Because he did not want to come.

He would never leave Constantinople.

None of us
the city would ever leave.

Constantinople, the "polis",
so it is called "Polis", City,

because they
the most beautiful city in the world.

When they came to drive us...

The Turkish policeman...

Is
leaned to me and whispered in my ear...

If I were a Muslim, I
only, not her,

then we could stay
us and nothing would happen.

And you know
what torments me all these years?

The fact that I have not once said "no".

Five seconds passed
I replied to. May God forgive me,

were the worst five seconds of my life.

Full of music, words
, sunsets...

Greece...

It seemed to us
so beautiful in our imagination.

Beautiful than what we found.

May God forgive me.

Remember my words:

Grandfather is not tomorrow.

Balikli RUM HOSPITAL.

They brought him forth from the airport.

This morning he fell into a coma.

Would you come yesterday,
you could talk to him.

What are the chances,
that he will recover?

We can not do anything, just wait.

If his condition changed,
we let you know.

Did he say anything?

He could only speak with difficulty.

He was very upset.

We could barely get out,
who he is.

He was driven to the airport
without a passport.

Grandpa...

Grandpa, it's me, Fani.

I came here, Grandpa.

I'm here.

You are the resurrection and the life.

Let your face shine on your servant
sleeping Vassils

Jesus Christ our Lord we praise your glory
,

We praise Your Eternal Father and
we praise the Almighty Holy Spirit

who has given us life,

now and always and in all Amen.

God beyond God and all living

of you conquered death and
defeating the devil did,

you of the world you've breathed life
,

we embed your Vassilis servant
now to eternal rest

and put his immortal soul
in your hand.

Mr. you take in your care and
grant her eternal peace.

Lead them to a heavenly
place that is free of.

Grief, hardship and action.

O great righteous and loving
God, we beseech thee,

forgive him his sins, whether committed
in deeds or words

forgive him, for no man is
without sin.

On the day, as he closed the store

got my husband and I
ago from Ankara, in order to help him.

He was certainly sad.

No, he was glad.

Where is your husband now?

We have separated us.

Mustafa was only thinking of his
career, so he remained in Ankara.

He is a military doctor.

Your Postcards...

I have kept.

I also upload.

Smell it yet?

A bit.

I'm late. I have to pick up
my daughter from school.

Do you want to know they are learning?

Mr. Jakovidis...

I am pleased to meet you.
My pleasure..

Your papers on dark matter
are very popular with my colleagues.

Why I wanted to see you,
has to do with an old desire.

I'm here for family reasons.

And I think...

- I.
- Here would like to conduct a seminar.

This surprises me. Our department
is small, it is still under construction...

It would be a great honor for us.
It really means a lot,

In this town to teach.

How long are you staying?

Time does not matter.

That's it for today.

Opportunity to shop you have
to 18 clock in the shopping arcade.

And the Cagaloglu Hammam
only two minutes away.

Okay?
Thank you and have a nice afternoon.

Sorry!

Yes?

I will for a time be a tourist.

How much does a private tour?

I will not charge anything, but
what you do for me?

Dancing?

I still see people wearing
boxes of sweets.

Old people whose gift reminds
what we tasted first:

Milk and sugar.

Sunday has Ayse
birthday, and I must bake a cake.

If you're still here, you are welcome.

Why are all these years
never returned, Fani?

I've's ever tried
but tanks have me blocking the way.

And I was afraid.

Before me?

Before moment
go away if I have to return.

I have been dancing for many years and it
waited that you cook for me.

Now is the time.

After the party...

They told me today offered a visiting
professorship at Bosphorus University.

That's wonderful!

But can you do?

I agreed.

But the decision is yours.

After the party...

The desserts in the
kitchen of Constantinople

are like the end of the fairy tale.

Finally, all feelings are exposed,

the hero himself would not admit
initially.

Mom, look who's here!

The desserts mitigate the noise,
who interrupted the Festtagsmahl.

Your I've missed you badly.

I took the next train.

Your birthday I did not want me to miss.

You have a visitor...

I should announce me.

This is Fani,
the grandson of church Vassilis.

I heard of the death of your grandfather.

My condolences.

Thank you.

We have seen in the shop of your grandfather.
He spoke of you site.

I had great respect for him.

His opinion was valued,

His mental acuity in diplomatic
things I was very impressed.

Can I...?

Cinnamon... in meatballs.

Looks like I would have
timely. Or too late.

How long you stay in Istanbul?

Man Fani has offered a visiting professorship.
In astrophysics.

We have learned much from the Greeks.

In astronomy, I mean.

Thank you for coming.

You're welcome.

Why did you want to meet me here?

Because here...
the soul opens like mussels steamed.

Do you cook?

No, I could never cook.

Church Vassilis place has me...

Tells of the healing powers of spices.

Can conventional medicine confirm?

In this way, I've fallen in love Saime.

I devoured her.

I soon went to his shop every day.

Tell you what?

I was never allowed to go up to the attic.

Every time Kir said Vassilis:

"What you have to look up there

doctors and military personnel
have no access there?."

He also said
we would be good friends.

Bad that you have left.

We have not gone away.

We were disclosed.

I was a child, my father
was a diplomat and.

But church Vassilis

knew how to suggest things
without provocation.

Recently I have
here sometimes pain.

The same place, the
made to create it.

An old injury.

Old injuries are tricky.

Run their own lives.

Are you still in love with her?

Last night

I asked Saime come with Ankara.

And she agreed.

Now I'm the one who walks away.

Goodbye, Saime.

Goodbye, Fani.

Do not look back, Saime.

On the platform, we look back...

And this leaves us
like a promise in mind.