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Koundouros’ first feature is a powerful, neorealism-influenced study of poverty in the slums of post-war Athens. In 1953, after being released from the prison island of Makronisos, where he was held for being a member of the National Liberation Front, Koundouros visited the Drogouti refugee camp and was inspired to make this film, drawing on many of his fellow inmates, including Thanasis Vengos (in his first screen appearance) and Manos Katrakis, to furnish the film’s cast and crew. Written by avant-garde playwright Margarita Lymberaki.Presented in partnership with the Melbourne Cinémathèque. Curated by the Melbourne Cinémathèque.
Filmed in 1954 featuring a powerful cast including Giorgos Foundas, Kosmas Bertsos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stefanos Stratigos, Thanasis Vengos, Eva Brika, Haris Grigoriou, Andreas Douzos, Eftyhia Pavlogianni, Tassos Katrapas, Fanis Kabanis, Natasa Kalpidou, Manos Katrakis, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sieglinde Mayer, Mirella, Efi Linda &, Zoi Magou.
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Palace Cinemas Norton St, Leichhardt, 99 Norton St, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia,Sydney, Australia, Marrickville
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