During the cold spring of 1941, with Greece already under German occupation, a long-suffering squad of war-battered soldiers receives orders from the headquarters in Athens to fall back, leaving behind the Albanian Front. As the men retreat through the snow-covered landscapes of the bomb-scarred Greek countryside, the terrifying certainty that nothing will ever be the same again crushes their weary human souls.
Cinematography
White-out landscapes that swallow men whole.
Direction
Kanellopoulos lets silence do the screaming.
Score
Minimalist dread that seeps into your bones.
Director
Takis Kanellopoulos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the first Greek films to confront WWII occupation trauma directly, made during a period of political instability.
Shot on location in freezing conditions; actors reportedly suffered frostbite. The suffering you see is partly real.
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