Overview
A tale of love and sacrifice unfolds on a remote Greek island, where secrets threaten to tear a family apart.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- tragic
- intimate
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an elegantly mounted, impeccably acted, emotionally powerful Greek period romance, with its women-centered perspective receiving particular acclaim.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mina engineers both daughters' marriages according to social and practical advantage, splitting the household around those decisions.
The island household is governed by Mina and her daughters while husbands, captains, and sailors remain away at sea.
The sailors' routes, captaincy, and threat of drowning define the characters' hopes, marriages, and fears.
Orsa and Mosha pursue contrasting responses to island womanhood while their lives become entangled through Spyros and their shared home.
Films like Little England, and why
The House of Mirth
period romance centered on family pressure, social convention, and emotionally constrained women
Atonement
melancholic historical romance shaped by class, gender roles, and divided loyalties
The Piano
sweeping women-centered drama in which family expectations collide with forbidden desire
Movie Details
- Director
- Pantelis Voulgaris
- Release Date
- 2013-12-05
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (67)
Cast
- Penelope Tsilika
- Sofia Kokkali
- Anneza Papadopoulou
- Andreas Konstantinou
- Maximos Moumouris
- Vasilis Vasilakis
- Christos Kalavrouzos
- Evangelia Adreadaki
- Eirini Inglesi
- Hrysa Papaioannou
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Little England about?
- On an Aegean island ruled by sailors' absences, two sisters find their love and futures reshaped by a mother's calculating marriages.
- What is Little England like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Little England as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Little England violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Little England as mild.
- What did critics think of Little England?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an elegantly mounted, impeccably acted, emotionally powerful Greek period romance, with its women-centered perspective receiving particular acclaim.
- Which films are like Little England?
- Films with a similar feel include The House of Mirth, Atonement, and The Piano.
- How long is Little England?
- Little England runs 160 minutes.
- Where can I watch Little England?
- In United States, Little England streams on Cineverse Amazon Channel.
