A Green Story

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A Green Story
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Directed by Nika Agiashvili
Written byNika Agiashvili
Produced byNika Agiashvili
Starring Ed O'Ross
Billy Zane
Malcolm McDowell
Shannon Elizabeth
Annabella Sciorra
George Finn
Distributed by Indican Pictures
Release date
  • May 31, 2012 (2012-05-31)(Los Angeles Greek Film Festival)
CountriesUnited States
Greece
LanguagesEnglish
Greek

A Green Story is a 2012 biographical drama film written and directed by Nika Agiashvili. [1]

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Plot

An American businessman, diagnosed with cancer and given a few months to live, reflects on his early life as a Greek immigrant in the 1950s. Determined to secure his legacy, he decides to close one final business deal that will immortalize his company's success.

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References

  1. DeWitt, David (May 23, 2013). "'A Green Story,' Directed by Nika Agiashvili". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-28.