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The Greek struggle for Macedonia In the years of 1904 – 1908 all eyes in Greece were on Macedonia. The Macedonian struggle was a series of conflicts of the natives Macedonians (Greeks) against Turks and the Bulgarian komitadjis. All Greeks rushed to help their brothers and fought for the liberation of Macedonia. They were known…
Eros in Ancient Greece. Born out of chaos. The power that permeated daily Greek life. A documentary and an inquiry into the deity of sexual love. Eros, the joyful companion of Aphrodite, a divine figure around which poets, sculptors and philosophers constructed a physiology and a philosophy of desire. A documentary that build on art,…
It was the first change in Hitler’s plans. The first defeat. This war revived Churchill’s courage oand created a universal admiration for the Greeks. The Greek-Italian war of 1940-41, one of the brightest events in Greek history, a personal defeat of Mussolini now revives. How it was organized, the roles of the two sides, the…
Discover the incredible military operations of the Greek Special Force that was never defeated! The Sacred Squadron was a Greek Special Force unit formed in 1942 in the Middle East, composed of Greek officers under the command of Col. Christodoulos Tsigantes. It fought alongside the SAS and SBS in the Western Desert and the Aegean, as well as in Tunisia during the Second World War. The unit’s flag was awarded…
Ηταν η πρώτη ανατροπή στα σχέδια του Χιτλερ. Το πρώτο ηρωικό δείγμα ήττας του άξονα. Ήταν αυτός ο πόλεμος ο Ελληνοιταλικός που αναζωπύρωσε κατά τον Τσώρτσιλ το θάρρος των συμπατριωτών του και απέσπασε τον παγκόσμιο θαυμασμό για τους Ελληνες. Ο ελληνοιταλικός πολεμος του 1940-41, από τα λαμπρότερα γεγονότα της ιστορίας μας, προσωπική ήττα του Μουσσολίνι…
“Madonnas of the Aegean Sea” The Aegean Sea, has always been a bridge of communication, a sacred place, a place of pilgrimage. In the Aegean world there is a faith, a mother, the most sacred and holiest figure of Creation, the Virgin Mary. A documentary that travels you to the Greek island and to churches…
SOPHIA The fate of the Byzantine Princess Sophia Palaiologina, the mysterious princess who became the wife of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow. The fate of the throne in her hands. Sofia has a lively intelligence and indomitable will. In Moscow she found her second home, love and hope for the birth of a new Orthodox…
“Demons”Demons, a psychological thriller based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel of the same name. A prophetic and cautionary story.The Russian Empire in the 1870s. A quiet provincial town is turned upside down when its two prodigal sons, aristocrat Nikolai Stavrogin and political opportunist Pyotr Verkhovensky, return from St. Petersburg. Stavrogin is repeatedly found at the centre…
“Fathers And Sons”Based on Turgenev’s classic novel, Kirsanov, a university graduate, returns home to his family estate with fellow medical student Bazarov. Appalled by their rejection of the old order, Kirsanov’sfather and uncle cling to their ideals as tightly as Kirsanovand Bazarovembrace nihilism. But when Bazarovmeets femme fatale Anna at a ball, he comes face…
“Cathrine The Great”A story of the Great Russian Empress who reigned in the 18th century. Catherine II was an enlightened sovereign, a patron of the arts, literature and educa- tion, as well as a successful political leader expand- ing the country borders and introducing the West- oriented reforms. It is under her reign that Russia…