The Trip to Greece

Name: The Trip to Greece
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-03-19

Documentary59m

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88%

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51%

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Storyline

18 seniors living in retirement homes get the chance to go on a holiday to Greece. In addition to old age, many suffer from diseases such as dementia, cancer and permanent lung disease, but with the help of their companions and Dimitrios "Tackis" Sahpekidis, they get to realize their dreams. In Greece, they are allowed to eat melon on the beach, dance the zorba, drink retzina on the balcony until late at night and swim in the Mediterranean. The motto is that there are no obstacles and that life should be lived all out, until the end.

Details

DirectorsEva Löfroth, Ulric Bellman

ReleasedMar 19, 2015

StatusReleased

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“The Trip to Greece sees this series subject to the laws of diminishing returns, but Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan remain reliably enjoying company.”

88% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Debi Enker

RTThe Age (Australia)Oct 7, 2020

The Trip to Greece is like a tonic: exotic locations, charming restaurants serving delicious food, sunshine, sparkling blue waters. It's an enjoyable exercise in armchair travel, but it's also more than that.

Scott Bryan

RTBBC.comJul 15, 2020

I know the whole point of this comedy series is to not have that much in the way of plot, but it doesn't feel like it's going anywhere.

Leonard Maltin

RTleonardmaltin.comMay 30, 2020

I don't wish to seem ungrateful, as Brydon and Coogan have given me great pleasure and many laughs in the past--but was this half-hearted film (edited down, like the other features, from a six-part British TV series) really necessary?

Max Greene

RTInSession FilmAug 1, 2024

The Trip to Greece is a lighthearted and fun foray with two souls that feel like old friends both to each other and to their audience.