Summaries

A shocking love story. A har thousands of Greeks.

May 1895. Our story begins when the family of George Pavlides engages their 12-year-old son, Miltos, with the 9-year-old daughter of Michalis Nikolaidis, Ifigenia. The attacks of fanatical Turks will force the two families to flee their homeland. The two youngsters will meet again in Istanbul 11 years later. Unaware of the family relationship that binds them, they instantly fall in love. The two lovers try to live their love, while being dragged by the whirlwind of historical events of the time.—Tony Montana

Ottoman Empire, 1897. As the brutal Turkish purge continues without mercy, fanatical Turks systematically kill the Greek-Christian population of Anatolia. As a result, the esteemed physician, Dr Michalis Nikolaidis, and his wife, Sofia, find themselves forced to flee their homeland; however, not before engaging their nine-year-old daughter, Iphigenia, to Miltos: the twelve-year-old son of merchant George Pavlidis, and his wife, Eugenia. Eleven long years later, the estranged young couple has a chance encounter in Constantinople, and, utterly unaware of the long-forgotten commitment, Miltos and Iphigenia fall passionately in love. Now, against the backdrop of a volatile and violent sociopolitical crisis, two patriotic, star-crossed lovers will have to fight tooth and nail for justice, their love, and above all, their lives.—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • ottoman empire
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • History
  • War
Release date Oct 5, 2019
Countries of origin Greece
Language Russian French Turkish Greek
Production companies Tilekinisi Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 45m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Synopsis

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