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Elena Kallinikou

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Elena Kallinikou
When teenage Senegalese asylum seeker Mariama crosses paths with Stella, a Cypriot woman quietly rebuilding her life, their shared struggle for survival sparks an unexpected bond. Together, they redefine the true meaning of love and family
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The Lion at My Back (2026)
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Elena Kallinikou is known for Africa Star (2024), Diversion (2025) and The Lion at My Back (2026).
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    • Known for

    Africa Star (2024)
    Africa Star
    7.9
    • Tzeni
    • 2024
    Diversion (2025)
    Diversion
    8.1
    • Woman from the bar
    • 2025
    Elena Kallinikou and Sokhna Diallo in The Lion at My Back (2026)
    The Lion at My Back
    8.1
    • Stella
    • 2026
    What We Did at Christmas
    • Panayiota

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      Actress

      • Worthy
        • Annita
        • Post-production
      • What We Did at Christmas
        • Panayiota
        • Post-production
      • On a Quiet Day
        • Olivia
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Elena Kallinikou and Sokhna Diallo in The Lion at My Back (2026)
        The Lion at My Back
        8.1
        • Stella
        • 2026
      • Diversion (2025)
        Diversion
        8.1
        • Woman from the bar
        • 2025
      • Africa Star (2024)
        Africa Star
        7.9
        • Tzeni
        • 2024
      • Famagusta (2024)
        Famagusta
        4.5
        TV Series
        • Iro
        • 2024
      • Philip Glenister, Reshef Levi, Oliver Buckner, Shaun Paul McGrath, Carolina Jurczak, and Uri Gov in Carthago (2022)
        Carthago
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Dina
        • 2022
      • The Land of the Olive Tree (2021)
        The Land of the Olive Tree
        4.6
        TV Series
        • Iro Kapralou
        • 2022

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