The Gleaner

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2026 · 72 min · Animation · Drama · Family · TMDB 8.0/10

Overview

On Christmas Eve, on a small snow-covered Aegean island in the late 19th century, Ahtitsa, a poor elderly woman, struggles to raise her two orphaned grandchildren, with the help of her kind neighbor Gerbinho. Just as despair is about to consume her, a check from her long-lost son in America brings hope. When the village grocer attempts to exploit her ignorance of its true value, a chance intervention by a stranded merchant from Syros gifts Ahtitsa a brighter future.

Directed by Panagiotis Rappas

Cast

• Matina Douskou — Ahtitsa
• Olia Lazaridou — Gerbinho
• Alexandros Mavropoulos — Margaritis
• Vasilis Magouliotis — Teacher
• Antonis Kafetzopoulos — Father Dimitris