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Dollars for a Saint
Dollars for a Saint
Dollars for a Saint
Dolar na świętego Szymona / Τα Δολλάρια του Αγίου
dir. Avra Georgiou, Greece, 2013, 58 mins
Screening times
May 11 11:30, Kinoteka 3
May 17 18:30, Kinoteka 5
May 18 21:00, Kinoteka 5
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About the film

Messolonghi is a small coastal town in western Greece, stigmatized by its historical past. Two diverse social groups live there, local Greeks and Gypsies. In the past Gypsy drummers accompanied the Greek soldiers in their fight against the Turks. Today they still live side by side in harmony with a strong mutual respect. What binds the locals and the Gypsies together today is a, once a year, unique communal celebration, the feast of Saint Simeon, the city’s patron saint. They engage in a five-day exhausting festival of dance, parades and food and... where the Gypsies provide the music.

Filmmakers

Reżyseria/Directed by: Avra Georgiou
Zdjęcia/Cinematography by: Olympia Mytilinaiou GSC
Produkcja/Production: Jan Rofekamp; Films Transit INC

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