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Language
Greek
Description
Spanning the years 1919-1949, begins with refugees from Odessa settling on a piece of land that was promised to them on Greece's misty northern plains. The foundling Eleni falls in love with her adoptive brother Alexis, but is forced to marry his widowed father. Eleni flees with Alexi to the nearby port of Thessaloniki. As the unrest of the 1930s pits fascism against leftism, Alexis, departs for America and leaves Elenis behind to bear the brunt of...
2) King Otto
Language
Greek
Description
In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match or scored a goal in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions. The architect behind this triumph was legendary German football coach "King" Otto Rehhagel. After accomplishing every major success in Germany, he made the bold decision to leave...