VENICE, ITALY: Greek actor Thanos Samaras gestures as he poses during a photo call at Venice Lido 2 September 2004. Samaras is in Venice to present in competition Nikos Panayatopoulos' movie 'Delivery'. The 61st Venice International Film Festival runs until 11 September with 21 films in competition for the Golden Lion main prize.

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Actor Thanos Samaras, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ewen Leslie attends the "Dead Europe" premiere during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

"Dead Europe" Portraits - 2012 Toronto International Film Festival TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 08: (L-R) Actor Kodi Smit-McPhee, director Tony Krawitz, actor Thanos Samaras and actor Ewen Leslie of "Dead Europe" pose at the Guess Portrait Studio during 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

Director Constantina Voulgaris offers a lyrical meditation on the experiences of two exiles living in Athens with this earnest story of young love. They may be too cool to admit their feelings for one another - and too sentimental not to surrender to those feelings - but these two lonely souls will forge a deeply affectionate bond as everyone else soaks up the summer sun and travels to the surrounding islands in search of a carefree one night stand.

still from the feature film "Bank Bang" 2008

Thanos Samaras and Youla Boudali in Homeland (2010)

Thanos Samaras in Thought of the Day (2006)