Poliorkia

Exodus 1826

Captain Michos Floros returns to Samarina to gather more men and lead them to Messolonghi, joining General Makris's existing forces. Thus, with the help of his friend Elias Manakas and 25 other men, they set off on a long journey to meet Zisis Hatzimati and the rest of their compatriots in Messolonghi. On March 31, 1826, they began their difficult journey through the mountains. At the same time, the women in the village tried to learn from Eleni Florou the real reason for their men's sudden departure. Ibrahim Pasha and the Turkish commander of Arta, Nihat Servan, prepare their final attack on Messolonghi.

Five: The Holocaust of Samothrace

Michalis and Myrsini, two young people, are preparing to set up home, dreaming of a peaceful and beautiful life. At the same time, the five elders of Samothrace decide to expel the Turkish tax collector from the island and join the revolutionary movement of the time. Three months of peace follow, but the island is preparing for the possibility of conflict. A group of people is formed to pull the strings, with the participation of the five elders, the Visvizi family, a military leader from Samos, and a mysterious stranger named Aran. At the end of August, Samothrace is surrounded by Turkish ships. Each of the heroes will face the evil that is coming. The great struggle for survival begins...

1821 at the Cinema

In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decades of the 20th century. until the present day. Despite the fact that the Revolution of 1821 constitutes the founding act of the modern Greek state, as a subject matter it is underrepresented in national film production. This is one of the points on which the research looks, which simultaneously examines the periods of concentration of films on the subject of the Revolution or, respectively, the periods of its collective silence. The purpose of the documentary is to study the ideological discourse and the cinematic language of the films with the theme of 1821, in order to highlight the function of the cinema as a carrier of Public History and as a factor in shaping the collective historical consciousness.

Operation Star

It is the winter of 1943. Somewhere in central Greece. A captain and a sergeant of the Greek army are the only survivors of a failed sabotage attempt against a German target during World War II. The two men are forced to flee to a village. They are pursued by a platoon of unwanted German army soldiers led by a tough German lieutenant. In the midst of war, a love is born that will change everyone's lives.