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

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.

It is the early 20th century on a dystopian Greek island. Hadoula, a widow who lost her husband, loannis Fragkos, at a young age, is a woman who has learned how to survive in a male-dominated and extremely patriarchal society. Hadoula carries a difficult burden within her. Like a baton passed on to her from her mother, and the generations before her, she is meant to accept the belittling and degradation of women. Hadoula reacts. Her personal, internal revolution soon comes forth. The victims of her outburst are the little girls of the island, whom she sets free from the social and economic burden that their existence entails by taking their lives. Her actions will bring her face to face with the law. She leaves her home and escapes to her refuge, nature. But as much as her faith and morals dictate that she did the right thing, her trans-generational trauma follows her everywhere. And the end comes as redemption.

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

The fictionalized life story of the most distinguished politician and diplomat, who left an indelible mark on the history of modern Greece, unfolds through a series of re-enactments of the actual events that led to his assassination. Significant aspects of his personal story, valid historical narratives, rare documents, and excerpts from autobiographical texts written by Kapodistrias himself, come into life, in an attempt to bring today’s viewers closer to the unknown sides of his personality and the foundations of the New Greek State.

Numerous ex-colonies, back at the time when they gained independence, struggling to concretize their national identity, found themselves in a rather awkward position: imploring, as if beggars, for the return of their cultural cornerstones that figure as centerpieces in prestigious museums all over the Western world. A documentary that explores the dim world of illicit trade in antiquities, as well as the long and hard struggle for the repatriation of all stolen treasures.

Based on the real events that took place in Kythera from 1906 until 1909, the story of one of the biggest mass murders in Greece. An example of how a local community pushed a quiet man in his limits and turned injustice into revenge.

Five airfields, each with strategic value, shaped the progress of the Great War and changed the tides of history forever – yet they remain unknown to the general public. Fearless men, strangers – arriving from the ends of the world – but also Greeks, defeated the fear of the unknown, defied death, and flew with primitive flying machines made of cloth and wood. They fought over the skies of Macedonia and the Aegean. Some of them never returned home...

Dimitris Pistiolas, a retired employee for the Greek Post Office, is the owner of the largest cinema museum in the world. In two tiny venues in Athens lies his renowned by the Guinness World Records collection. Now, 90 years old, Dimitris recounts his past, hidden in his machines, hoping that his memories are not going to be lost forever.

A suitcase arrives at the airport with its owners and all is ready for boarding. But what happens when the suitcase is naughty and wants to be free?

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.

A father and a son drive towards the borders. The road is paved with memories of their life together. Away from home, they are making a living for themselves and their family. But the boy’s desire to return will lead to an unexpected journey.

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.

In order to thank God for favoring their Struggle, the fighters of 1821 dedicated multiple icons and loots to churches and monasteries across Greece. But the great Pledge of the Nation remains unfulfilled to this day...

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.

A trip to the creating of the theatrical costume, starting from the first idea in the costume designer's mind, until the final construction by the dressmaker's hand. The film follows the set up of the exhibition "Traces of ephemeral", coordinated by Ioulia Stavridou for the National Theater of Northern Greece. By her students to her memory.

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 documentary portrait of Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Through a fascinating journey of originality, boldness and respect, it reveals the personality and work of the man who defined not only his era, but far beyond it.

200 years after the Revolution of 1821, descendants of freedom fighters from Spetses meet with historians and recount the events, as they have survived in oral tradition and archives.

Gramvousa. A stronghold of conquerors, a pirates’ den or a charging point for freedom fighters? How can a small, barren islet keep so many secrets? Dimitris Gotsopoulos takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery in the backdrop of the Aegean, where nothing is as it seems and roles keep shifting. Just like in any good story.