Truants
Six Greek friends repeatedly return to their ancestral island, only to discover that adulthood and social change are steadily pulling their shared world apart.
Overview
A poignant exploration of friendship and change over time, set against the backdrop of an ancestral island.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- nostalgic
- intimate
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The six friends repeatedly return to their ancestral island, with each reunion marking another stage in their changing lives and relationships.
Modern Greek society progressively reshapes the friends and weathers their relationships until contact is lost.
The ancestral island serves as the setting of the friends’ common past and their sporadic returns home.
The friends emerge from their shared epoch dispersed, facing an era defined by the pursuit of individual ambitions.
Films like Truants, and why
The Big Chill
shared ensemble coming-of-age drama, friendship under social change, and reflective treatment of adulthood
American Graffiti
shared nostalgic reunion structure, fractured friendships, and melancholic portrait of a generation entering adulthood
The Return of the Secaucus 7
shared multi-character drama about former friends, personal compromise, and relationships eroded by changing social circumstances
My Brilliant Career
shared intimate european ensemble storytelling, political-social transformation, and bittersweet passage from youth into maturity
Movie Details
- Director
- Nikos Grammatikos
- Release Date
- 1996-12-06
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (14)
Cast
- Nikos Georgakis
- Yorgos Evgenikos
- Vangelis Mourikis
- Tasos Nousias
- Aimilios Heilakis
- Vivi Koka
- Kostas Staridas
- Antonis Antoniou
- Minas Hatzisavvas
- Arto Apartian
Common questions
- What is Truants about?
- Six Greek friends repeatedly return to their ancestral island, only to discover that adulthood and social change are steadily pulling their shared world apart.
- What is Truants like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Truants as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Truants violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Truants.
- Which films are like Truants?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Chill, American Graffiti, The Return of the Secaucus 7, and My Brilliant Career.
- How long is Truants?
- Truants runs 115 minutes.
