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The true story of a young couple (Babis and Eleni) fighting for love and freedom. An odyssey in and out of prisons during the dark period between the Greek civil war until the end of dictatorship in 1974. In 1954 Eleni goes to Athens to study medicine. When political oppression increases, Babis is imprisoned for political activity. To avoid the same fate Eleni hides for ten years. In 1966 Babis is released and they enjoy their love for a few days. She gets pregnant. Then she is arrested and gives birth to her child in prison. In 1967 the military junta overthrows the government and Babis is imprisoned again. They are released after the fall of the junta in 1974. They realise that in all those years they had spent only 70 hours together. The narration is honest without superficial emotionalism and focuses on the dignity of the characters against the stormy political history. —Alkistis Zografou
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Decent for a Greek film, ignorable otherwise.
The civil war and the subsequent vanquishing of communists and in general anyone who opposed the capitalist state of things is a crucial but sensitive subject for modern Greece, hence why its hardly ever depicted in film.
The film tries to be neutral, one on hand that makes sense because it's hard as a filmmaker to express a strong opinion in such a controversial subject whilst trying to make money out of this profession, especially if you're gonna side with the losers. On the other hand however, that takes the essence out of the film. The script is simple and bland, the acting performances aren't special, the scene takes are below average (overly dark).
In my opinion, it would have been a lot better if this film was compressed into half its duration with a quick pace. The musical theme was nice. In the cesspit that is Greek cinema with infinite garbage comedies, this film stands out as watchable. If you are a cinephile it doesn't offer something worthwhile, especially if you are not knowledgeable or interested in modern Greek history, forget it.
The film tries to be neutral, one on hand that makes sense because it's hard as a filmmaker to express a strong opinion in such a controversial subject whilst trying to make money out of this profession, especially if you're gonna side with the losers. On the other hand however, that takes the essence out of the film. The script is simple and bland, the acting performances aren't special, the scene takes are below average (overly dark).
In my opinion, it would have been a lot better if this film was compressed into half its duration with a quick pace. The musical theme was nice. In the cesspit that is Greek cinema with infinite garbage comedies, this film stands out as watchable. If you are a cinephile it doesn't offer something worthwhile, especially if you are not knowledgeable or interested in modern Greek history, forget it.
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- batigoal9-1
- Apr 29, 2021
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