“The most fun you can have without a passport.”
A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.
Nia Vardalos
Georgia Ianakopolis
Richard Dreyfuss
Irv Gideon
Alexis Georgoulis
Poupi Kakas
Alistair McGowan
Nico
Harland Williams
Big Al Sawchuck
Rachel Dratch
Kim
Caroline Goodall
Dr. Elizabeth Tullen
Ian Ogilvy
Mr. Stewart Tullen
Sophie Stuckey
Caitlin
María Botto
Lala Cruz
My Life in Ruins is a comedy, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of beach, greece, tour bus, tour guide, viagra, hospital. Directed by Donald Petrie, it stars Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis. A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.
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