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Iraia (Greek: Ηραία) is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it became a municipal unit of the municipality of Gortynia. The municipal unit has an area of 144.002 km 2. Its population is 960, according to the 2021 census. The seat of the municipality was in Paloumpa.
Costa-Gavras was born in Loutra Iraias, Arcadia. His family spent the Second World War in a village in the Peloponnese, and moved to Athens after the war. His father had been a member of the Pro-Soviet branch of the Greek Resistance, and was imprisoned during the Greek Civil War.
Costa-Gavras (born February 12, 1933, Loutra-Iraias, Greece) is a Greek-born naturalized French motion-picture director noted for films that have been both political arguments and entertainments (usually as mysteries or thrillers).
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Born Constantinos Gavras in Loutra Iraias, Greece on Feb. 12, 1933, Costa-Gavras' father was a member of the National Liberation Front, which spearheaded the Greek Resistance against the Axis during World War II.
Costa-Gavras was born on 12 February 1933 in Loutra-Iraias, Greece. He is a director and writer, known for Z (1969), Missing (1982) and Amen. (2002). He has been married to Michèle Ray-Gavras since 1968. They have two children.
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Loutra Iraias (or also known as Kalyvia) of the Municipal District of Loutra of the former Municipality of Irea and the former Municipal Unit of Irea of the Municipality of Gortynia belong to the Prefecture of Arcadia.
Loutra-Iraias, Greece. What is Costa-Gavras's birth name? Konstantinos Gavras. What is Costa-Gavras known for? Z, Missing, Amen., and The Ax. Is Costa-Gavras married? Yes, to Michèle Ray-Gavras since 1968. Does Costa-Gavras have children? Yes, 2 children, including Romain Gavras (42) and Julie Gavras. Who are Costa-Gavras's relatives?
