A refugee team named after exile itself becomes Europe's champions. Sports history doesn't hit harder than this.
A.E.K., the well-known Greek basketball team founded in 1924 by refugees from Constantinople, after 44 years, beats SLAVIA of Prague and wins the European Cup.
Direction
Boulmetis weaves personal and political like a master
Production
Meticulous period recreation of 1968 Athens
Acting
Veteran Greek ensemble brings lived-in authenticity
Director
Tasos Boulmetis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
AEK's full name 'Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos' literally means 'Athletic Union of Constantinople'—the team was founded by refugees who never stopped claiming their lost city.
The 1968 final was played on April 4 in Athens—just three days before the Greek military junta declared martial law, making this the last European celebration before darkness fell.
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