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Affection to the People

Affection to the People

Original Title: Στοργή στο λαό

20131h 31m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2013

Runtime

1h 31m

Storyline

A documentary about cinema censorship during the dictatorship in Greece (1967- 1974), based on never-before-seen state archives. The film includes clips of films which were either censored or banned, newsreels of that era, interviews with famous directors and also secret documents from the reports of the Censorship Committee that are made public for the first time, portraying a revealing picture of the system’s control mechanisms and providing a fresco of that time.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Apr 12, 2013
Languages
Greek
Director
Vasilis Douvlis
Vasilis Douvlis
Production
Vouli TV
Vouli TV
Production Countries
Greece

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