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The picture is set during Battle of Greece and Crete Battle in 1941, after the fall of the mainland when the Germans entered Athens.

Isabel Burger would normally consider herself lucky. An unexpected inheritance takes Isabel, a trained chef, to Crete, where her German father left her a country house complete with its own olive grove. If only her failed startup in Munich and the resulting financial woes hadn’t led to the recent opening of insolvency proceedings against her. Isabel’s insolvency administrator gives her four weeks to sell her house on Crete as best she can and use the proceeds to pay off her creditors.

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.

On August 20, 1950, Tasoula Petrakogiorgi eloped with Kostas Kefalogiannis. It is the story of their forbidden clandestine romance and the controversial case that galvanised the Greek public opinion.

The Battle of Crete and the resistance of the Cretan people against the German occupiers who invaded the island en masse by air in 1942.

The traditional and modest life in deep rural Crete. A film on the verge of traditional documentary film and an attempt to find a new direction in terms of what documentary film could be. An envious look at contemporary works by his fellow filmmakers from the British Free Cinema, obviously spurred on director Pitt Koch’s ambition.

A COSMOTE TV production that looks back at the historical events that marked the famous battle of Crete, when the "Operation Mercury" of the Nazi forces met unexpected and heroic resistance from the inhabitants of the island.

Illustrations (in the area of Crete) of 14 poems by seven modern Greek poets: Cavafy, Ritsos, Seferis, Sikelianos, Prevelakis, Kazantzakis, Christodoulou.

A personal documentary on Crete, its people and its history. About the ongoing tourist exploitation and the broken promises by politicians.

Set during the dark years of the German occupation of Crete, it depicts the resistance movement, the heroism of the locals, acts of sabotage, and the desire to be free and fall in love in times of war.

In the Cretan villages of the White Mountains, women preserve the rich tradition of the land with maturity and creativity. Over the years, the Cretan “petseta” has become a very important part of their dowry, their life and their personality. On each “petseta” there are warp threads that must be fastened. A simple knot would be enough, until some woman, playing with the loose threads, created the first finger lace pattern. This is the main subject of this film. Mrs Marie Naxaki’s encounter with these women led to the joy of talking about the past and the special meaning of the finger lace edging.

Discovery of the exhibition "Love and Justice" by Laetitia Ky at the Maison des Arts de Créteil, with explanations from Fanny Bertin, head of cultural programming.

The "Thyrathen" museum, for 10 years now, continues the journey to the culture and musical tradition of Crete and the entire Mediterranean. Hosting eight recognised artists of the lute, they weave its history, its evolution and its formation within the area of ​​Cretan music.

Athey and Pittakos were inspired by the inclusion of a short Pasiphäe video they made for their multimedia performance Acephalous Monster. Wanting to expand on the idea in a short film that could stand alone, but also start thinking about how it could fit in a new work, The Asclepeion. And to expand on the concept of possession, compulsion, abjection, realization.. this is archetype work. Hermes interpretation of the enchanted womb of a cow, this myth is truly the earliest reference of a glory hole being used to deceive and coerce, in this case, the seed of Poseidan’s bull.

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Charlie, Holly, and Sally pay a visit to Hotel Vritomartis, a naturist hotel complex on Crete's south coast. They explore the hotel grounds, go hiking, boating and swimming, and find many opportunities for naturism.

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The Venetian and Ottoman empires competed for centuries over the island of Crete - a power struggle that has continuing repercussions today.

A demonstration consisting of mothers from Val-de-Marne, in the Paris suburbs. Along with their children, they are marching with flower and sun-shaped signs, as they walk through the wasteland in Créteil, France.

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A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

During the Nazi invasion of Greece, a female resistance fighter embarks on a revenge operation to assassinate her own mother, in the name of God. Inspired by Euripides’s Electra.

Vincent, a down-at-the-heels French cab driver, desparately in need of cash for child support is intrigued when Thelma charters his cab for a trip to Crete. As they travel, talk and flirt, they become friends but the situation grows complicated when Vincent discovers that Telma is a trans woman. Will Vincent decide to explore a country that he's never been to?

Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Stratos, recently back from London. But then there is nice English lad Mark to make friends with, at least until Stratos and his pal take a shot at him one night. When Nikky helps him hide she finds the Greeks are after her too.

The adventures of a very beautiful young Cretan, who because of the beauty of the suffering of all women who want to conquer.

Early short by Werner Herzog shot while being on location in Greece shooting "Lebenszeichen".

A British girl is trapped on the island of Crete when the Germans invade it.

Captain Michalis, a fierce and indomitable warrior, has sworn to be black-clad, unshaven and unsmiling until Crete is liberated. But when he meets Emine, wife of his blood brother, Nuri Bey, he is possessed by 'a demon' that despite his efforts, he cannot get out of mind.

Through a journey into love, myth, the present and the past, Argiro seeks the missing pieces, in her effort to decode the Phaistos Disc.

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A short tour in Therissos. Therissos is one of the most historic villages of Crete (Greek island).

John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.

Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.

Paris, 1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colourful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Bird of Paradise cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.

While shooting a film, the director becomes interested in the unfolding struggle of a young factory worker that has been laid off by a boss who did not like her union activities.

André Demester secretly and painfully loves Barbe, his childhood friend, accepting from her the little that she gives him. He leaves home to be a soldier in a war in a far off land. Barbarity, camaraderie and fear turn him into a warrior. As the seasons go by, Barbe, alone and wasting away, waits for the soldiers to return. Will Demester’s boundless love for Barbe save him?

A strict father imposes impossible guidelines on his disabled daughter which reflect his secret and tortured life.

A man is made insane by medical experiments and begins a murder and cannibalism spree.

Is a home for the blind hiding a murderer's nest? Shortly before his myste-rious death, millionaire Stuart changed his will and disinherited the local home for the blind. Inspector Higgins suspects that something is not right there.

Strange, rhymed advertisements in the TIMES unsettle three London gangsters - and rightly so, because soon the first of them are killed. The mysterious killer also catches a shady lawyer. Higgins and Lane find out that the key to the crimes is an unsolved diamond heist from jeweler Bolden. It looks like those involved are fighting over the loot. Eventually, it turns out that the "robbery" was actually a set-up insurance scam that Bolden was personally behind and that killed his employee. Shortly before the last survivor is sent to the afterlife, Higgins and Lane are able to confront the "invisible" murderer.

Vicki Mason, a high school senior, decides to prove a point by trying out for the school football team

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This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.

Caught red-handed: Yann, Lena and Céline get a harsh punishment for stealing. The three have to spend four months in prison. They have to stay away from Paris for the next two years. Yann's aunt gives them shelter. Together, the trio moves into a house in the country. Now all anyone needs is a job. Céline is prickly: "I've enjoyed some jobs. But never for more than two days." Yann soon loses his optimism, too...

British soldiers force a recently captured IRA terrorist to cooperate with them and then assign him to go undercover with a gang of terrorists and prevent them from killing the U.S. President. But the spy isn't in long before he realizes that the first plot is but a ruse for a more sinister scheme that could result in trouble between China and Great Britain.

Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen couldn't be contacted. Vusi goes to Johannesburg to find him, but at first can only find his neighbor/girlfriend, Karin, a stripper. Vusi proceeds to learn how conditions have changed since the end of apartheid, not always for the better for black men.

Based on the novels by Jack Higgins, Sean Dillon is a maverick British agent who uncovers a plot to take over the presidency of the United States. The Windsor Protocol is a list created by Adolf Hitler that will help revive the Nazi party; Dillon must find it before it falls into the wrong hands.

The neon sign ‘Circus’ illuminates the wide street of Naples’ suburbs: four circus families were abandoned by the institutions, and now they’re awaiting the pandemic will disappear, like a magic show. The circus has stopped, but their lives go on.

A collapsing cave on a caving expedition turns into a death trap for a group of girls and boys who are exploring it. Trapped in the bowels of the earth and shrouded in darkness, the group is forced to take a grisly count: some must be eaten in order for the others to survive.

A group of neuropsychology graduate students work to unlock the potential of the brain. One student, Adam, takes his lab work too far. When his self-induced experiment goes wrong, he unwittingly unlocks repressed memories and begins to be haunted by disturbing visions. As Adam digs deeper, he finds that there is someone who doesn't want him to uncover the sinister truth. Adam and his friends must work together to help him confront his recollections and figure out what is truth and what are lies before it's too late.

"By No Means" depicts a recurrent family drama. An ambitious husband travels a lot. Wife, left alone, seeks fulfillment outside the marriage. The antique glass vase shatters. The marriage fractured, a replica of the vase becomes a clue.

Three years after a school shooting that took his daughter’s life, a grieving father crosses paths with the clinically depressed ex-school resource officer who froze on the fateful day. As their paths collide and their downward spirals converge, what darkness will their encounter unleash?

When a string of murders begin to take place around the quaint town of Coolsville, four teenagers must come together and stop this sinister force, before it is too late.

A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.

A small-town newspaper publisher finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the bank.

After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.

Sylvain, a 72-year-old man, learns that he is going to lose his sight just as his daughter is about to give birth to her first child.