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TWO TICKETS TO GREECE (12A)

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Director: Marc Fitoussi
Starring: Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte, Kristin Scott Thomas, Panos Koroni
France/Greece/Belgium, 2022, 1 hour 50 minutes, French + English subtitles

A taste of summer in this female buddy movie as childhood friends reunite for a trip to the Greek islands that they have always dreamed of. Inseparable at school, recently divorced, semi-reclusive Blandine and Magalie (Call My Agent’s and Full Time’s Laure Calamy) have lost touch until they are gifted the holiday of a lifetime in their forties. But the two women have grown into themselves – “Sun! Sea! Men! Margaritas!” is Magalie’s rallying cry – and clashes ensue. With an Aegean backdrop, and a marvellous cameo by Kristin Scott Thomas, playing against type as hippie jewellery-maker Bijou, there’s much to enjoy here.

Preview courtesy of Parkland Entertainment

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