Summaries

The consequences of the Destruction of Smyrna and the Genocide of the Greeks in Turkey, as seen through the eyes of three characters who were dragged to the arid plains of Anatolia only to succumb to hunger, thirst, and the winner's knife.

Inspired by Greek novelist Ilias Venezis' book "The Number 31328", Nikos Koundouros depicts the Asia Minor Disaster, as seen through the eyes of three central characters who have failed to embark on ships bound for Greece: the wife of a merchant, a teacher, and a seventeen-year-old youth. The dramatic consequences of the Destruction of Smyrna and the Genocide of the Greeks in Turkey are portrayed through the agonising ordeals of the Asia Minor Greeks, who had been arrested and led to meet their end by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's troops and armed-to-the-teeth groups of Muslims.—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • female rear nudity
  • based on novel
  • female full frontal nudity
  • asia minor catastrophe
  • greco turkish war
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Feb 2, 1982
Countries of origin Greece
Language Italian French Turkish Greek
Production companies Greek Film Centre (GFC)

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Tech specs

Runtime 2h 15m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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