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The village Governor decides to appoint a public secretary to serve the citizens, as his employees are forced to neglect their work to serve their illiterate fellow citizens in their written communication. Hatziavatis undertakes to find the right person for the position, until he meets Karagiozis who impresses him with the grammatical knowledge he says he has and the search ends! After a hilarious meeting with the Governor, Karagiozis becomes the Grammar of the village and, full of appetite and empty of knowledge, grabs a pencil and paper.

A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?

In Lesvos island an old abandoned dump lies on a mountain with two big craters. The craters are overflown by thousands of life jackets from the refugee waves. A worker is the only inhabitant in this place that resembles an alien planet or a new continent.

Summer holidays in Greece. A flirt under the scorched sun pushes two opposite friend groups on a journey of sexual discovery, lust, consent, and complete transformation.

With her short red hair, expressive face, vitality, and playful acting style, Shirley MacLaine stands out in the Hollywood pantheon. Driven by a volcanic personality and iron discipline inherited from classical dance, she has constantly reinvented herself, from the girl next door to the eccentric old lady she plays on screen today, proving at 91 that there is a place for actresses of all ages. A refreshing portrait featuring film clips and archival footage, particularly those in which this talk show regular exercises her sharp wit.

The touching story of a child from a Pontic refugee family who managed to survive and thrive against all odds, thanks to his immense talent and resilience in the face of social and personal challenges. Music, love, family, friends, fishing, creativity, people of the night, hardcore fans, and intense conflicts come together to create the mosaic of his life. This film is a tribute to legendary singer, Stelios Kazantzidis, whose voice touched the hearts of all Greeks around the world. A film for those who loved him and those who wish to discover him.

A lawyer, who represents the German government against the Greek reparation claims for Nazi crimes in World War II, travels to Greece and meets one of the remaining survivors of the Kalavryta massacre that took place in 1943.

At the beginning of the pandemic, a family travels to Naoussa with the aim of bringing their elderly grandfather to Athens before the quarantine begins. Contact with nature and coexistence bring forth comparisons and confessions.

The antithesis of the virile heroes of his era, James Dean shook up the representation of adolescence and masculinity in three films shot in 1955, the same year he died in a car accident at the age of 24—exactly seventy years ago: Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden, and Giant. This meteoric rise made him an instant icon, frozen in eternal, rebellious youth, which still resonates strongly today.

The discovery of an ancient music score in the Louvre sets researchers on a mission to recreate the music as it was originally heard by the Greeks 2,400 years ago.

The absolute queen of country music, Dolly Parton succeeded in rallying a fractured America to her peroxide-colored beehive and her self-assumed paradoxes. Portrait of an immense artist and an irresistibly mischievous icon.

A food-loving and scientific tribute to the Mediterranean diet and, not least, the liquid gold: olive oil.

How does music mark what unfolds between life and death? Can a musical ritual be both ancient and contemporary, nostalgic yet absolutely relevant? Throughout Greece and the southern Balkans, music-making is often linked with the customs and traditions of the cycle of life – events of exceptional significance for every community.

Trapped in a seemingly dull family vacation, Dimitra, Dimitris and their two daughters will have to find a way out of a secluded island in the Mediterranean, when confronted with the unexpected end of the world.

Α company of musicians travel to the Greek island of Syros, the birth place of legendary folk musician Markos Vamvakaris, where they are invited to perform in an homage to his work. Parallel to this journey, all sorts of composers, musicologists, and artists from around the world reveal the musician’s important legacy in the 21st century, rendering his rebetiko sounds a constant source of inspiration and a reference point of modern culture. This is a documentary about the influence of Markos on the contemporary soundscape of Europe.

The execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters by the German occupiers on May 1st, 1944 in Kaisariani, as reprisal for the Greek Resistance ambush against Nazis.

A cinematic journey through the tumultuous life and prolific works of Greek novelist Alki Zei. A life that encapsulates Greece’s entire 20th century history and writings that have received international acclaim and continue to be honored, touching generation upon generation of readers. The film is based predominantly on the verbal testimonies of Alki Zei, but also on those of her sister, Eleni Kokkou, and her dear friends and fellow travellers, film director Manos Zacharias and poet Titos Patrikios.

Romaniotes: the distinct Greek-Jewish community in the city of Ioannina, with customs and traditions that differ from those of the Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews, whose traces are lost in the depths of time. The Romaniotes became an integral part of the cultural mosaic of the city of Ioannina since the Byzantine era, but faced the danger of extinction during the harsh period of the Second World War. Narrating their history through time unfolds not only the story of the city, but of the whole country by and large.