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Venizelos: The Struggle for Asia Minor

Βενιζέλος, αγώνας για τη Μικρά Ασία · a film by Nikos Dayandas

One of Greece's greatest statesmen faces formidable challenges that test his diplomatic and humanitarian skills and change the lives of millions.

7 awards · 14 festivals

Synopsis

Venizelos: The Struggle for Asia Minor follows one of modern Greece’s greatest politicians through the critical decade from the Balkan Wars and the First World War to the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. Eleftherios Venizelos’ struggle is told through dramatised scenes, rare archive and interviews with leading historians.

Awards & festivals

Audience Award, Best Documentary — San Francisco Greek Film Festival 2023 · Audience Award, Documentary — LA Greek Film Festival 2023 · Best Historical Worldbuilding — HISTORY International Film Festival Austria 2023 · Best Editing — Docfest Chalkida 2023 · “Christos Lambrakis” Award for Educational Film — AGON International Archaeological & Cultural Doc Fest · Outstanding Excellence — Docs Without Borders · Honorable Mention — London Greek Film Festival

Selected: Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2023 · Opening film, Montreal Greek Film Festival 2023 · Beyond Borders Kastellorizo 2023 (Panorama) · Greek International Film Festival Tour of Canada 2023 · South Florida, Houston and Australian Greek Film Festivals 2023

Stills

Stills: Th. Papadopoulos © 2022 Long Run · archive portrait: Library of Congress

Credits

Director
Nikos Dayandas
Script
Apostolos Karakasis
Based on
“Eleftherios Venizelos: the person, the leader” by Nikolaos Emm. Papadakis
Venizelos
Giorgos Dambasis
Narrator
Alexandros Logothetis
Cinematography
Stelios Apostolopoulos GSC
Editor
Giorgos Paterakis
Set & costume
Constantinos Papageorgiou
CGI & motion graphics
Afroditi Bitzouni
Sound design & mix
Spyros Tsitsis
Producer
Leonidas Liambeys
Co-produced by
National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos”, ERT, Long Run Productions
With the support of
Hellenic Parliament · EKOME