"Worlds Apart" is a drama romance movie in which we watch three different stories. All of them are located in modern-day in Greece and each one represents a different generation of Greeks. The first has to do with a love affair between a young Greek girl and a foreigner, the second with a man who tries to balance his personal life with work and the fear of getting fired, and the third story has to do with a middle aged woman who is unhappy with her husband and her marriage but finds the love somewhere else.I have to say that I expected more from this movie since it was supposed to do with the immigration problem and the economic crisis of Greece. Christopher Papakaliatis who made the direction of this movie tries to find the balance between some very important issues that exist nowadays and for many years in Greece but his overreaction is obvious in the whole duration of the film something that makes it non-realistic. Although I have to admit that I liked very much the interpretations of Maria Kavoyianni who played Maria and J.K. Simmons who played Sebastian. These interpretations were so good that I believe that they saved a part of the movie but not all of it.To sum up, I believe that "Worlds Apart" is an average movie with a poor plot and a lot of scenes that either we have already watched in other movies or it was very easy to expect what will happen. This movie is worse than "What If" because the way it presents some things it's not the correct and proper way. It wants to be a realistic movie but it's an overreaction on some sensitive issues.

In modern-day Greece, while socioeconomic turmoil ravages Southern Europe, three distinct stories unfold, each representing a different generation of Greeks in love with a foreigner, each story coming together in the end to form a whole. World's Apart is one of those films that will mostly be remembered here in Greece for a entirely different reason than it's story or it's message but for mostly the big mistake that Studios did with it's release you see here in my Country Greece we get some films early and some others we don't and that was the case of 'The Force Awakens' the 7th installment of Star Wars we got the film a week later rather than a week earlier and that caused panic and anger among many people with fans arguing and screaming at those certain Studios that they will boycott all their movies if Star Wars doesn't come the day of it's original release and of course they failed we got the film a week later and personally i was spoiled with pictures from idiots on the Internet and as you read this review you might think "why the hell do i care?" i'll get to that in a second you see because of the whole Star Wars Drama i hated this film and i never wanted to see it now 2 years later the film was finally released on DVD and i gotta say i was such a fool for criticizing it because personally i freaking loved it from start to finish. The messages that the film sends about immigration and fascism are so freaking true on the time that we live in and it shows that not all people are as bad as we think because of their hair, their color, their god or anything like it. Plus the film is all around 'Love' and how Love brings people closer together and we have 3 terrific stories the first is about Daphne and Farris a young Greek woman and a man from Syria, the 2nd is about a Man who falls in love with a woman who is also from a different Country and the last is about Maria a Greek woman who has problems with her husband and her marriage is falling apart and she suddenly meets Sebastian a German who they practically fall in love. Now let me talk about the performances everyone in this film did a terrific and fantastic job but the biggest star of the movie and the one who steals the show is J.K Simmons who plays Sebastian and has a terrific chemistry with Maria Kavoyianni, Christopher Papakaliatis is also really good in the film both as an actor and as writer and director his shots and direction is really beautiful and touches your heart in a lot of ways than one. The 3rd act of the film combines all 3 stories into 1 and has a very sudden and touching ending that is narrated by the amazing J.K Simmons and i really just wanna say i'm sorry i'm sorry that i did not went to see this film in Theaters and i'm sorry for judging it without seeing it it was a big surprise for me and honestly one of the Best Greek Films i have seen in probably decades or should i say Ever? (A+)

Wonderful film, full of emotions but also full of really facts about to what happen today. Excellent directing with beautiful photography and amazing music. As for the actors, they were excellent! Quite artistic without being elitist. The love stories of six different people (3 Greeks- 3 foreigners), in modern Greece at crisis, but with an global eye. Papakaliatis (director / screenwriter), managed to create absolutely real heroes, who they live among us or we identify with them. (I'm sure i know some ...). Absolutely recommend. After the closing credits i wanted to see it again!

spoiler alert. this is a very good movie. however, do not see it if your life is in any kind of turmoil. this is a heavy, heavy film. its three stories dealing with the current economic and political situation in Greece unfold in a very downbeat fashion. this is not pretty woman. I can't really tell you much about the three episodes because of spoiler issues. I can say that if you have been following the news about Greece, you will be fairly familiar with most of what goes on. Greece has been in politically unstable for two thousand years, at least, most recently with the coup of 1967. the economic crisis is more recent, but you should have seen it coming when Greece joined the euro brigade. a balanced budget for a country is tricky business, i.e the USA. the film is almost like a documentary, the acting is great and the proceedings all seem too real. if you are a serious movie buff, this is a must see. however, I emphasize, this is a downer, although if you love movies, you'll like this.