Such a Long Absence
1985, Greek. Directed by Stavros Tsiolis.
After the death of her father a young woman who was a student in Germany suffers a nervous breakdown and withdraws inside herself. Her younger sisterʼs attempt to stop the family from having her locked up in a mental hospital fails and brings about her own mental decline. The film marked Stavros Tsiolis re-emergence after a 14-year absence but was also the film debut of actress Pemi Zouni.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
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Cast & crew
- Stavros TsiolisDirector
- Pemi ZouniAngeliki
- Dimitra HatoupiAlexandra
- Minas HatzisavvasAngeliki's friend
- Konstantinos TzoumasMan at Bar
- Betty ValasiMother
- Zaharias RohasHristos
- Nikos LytrasMusician
- Giorgos MelissarisFotis
- Grigoris EvangelatosActor
- Katerina PetousiAliki
- Vina AsikiNeighbor
- Stephanos AlexandrouDoctor
Details
- Released
- 31 October 1985
- Original title
- Μια τόσο μακρυνή απουσία
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Stavros Tsiolis
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Such a Long Absence runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Such a Long Absence isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 October 1985. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Such a Long Absence?
Such a Long Absence (1985) was directed by Stavros Tsiolis and stars Pemi Zouni, Dimitra Hatoupi, Minas Hatzisavvas.