Summaries

In Queens, NY, aka "Little Athens," a blue-collar Greek-American family struggle to hold on to the American Dream. Follow the journey of 28-year-old Alex and his desire to escape his urban hometown to pursue an off-beat dream.

Set in the Queens neighborhood known as "Little Athens", ASTORIA centers around a blue-collar Greek-American family and its struggle to hold on to the American Dream. It follows the journey of 28-year-old Alex and his desire to escape his stagnant neighborhood and pursue an off-beat dream that will take him to the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. Alex must overcome his Old World-minded father's plans - expanding the family business, a small corner eatery, and contending with some local wiseguys intent on collecting his dad's gambling debt. When Alex becomes enchanted with a beautiful iconographer, visiting from Greece, things take another turn...—Marevan Pictures <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • escape
  • journey
  • american
  • independent film
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 27, 2006
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Marevan Pictures
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Astoria Partners Marevan Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $44025

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 43m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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