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Raised in California, the son of a prominent political family, eleven-year-old Alex travels to Crete to be the godfather of a local party leader's baby. He will become a godfather for the first time to prove to everyone, and especially to his father, that he is a worthy son. His foreign appearance, his difficulty with Greek, the peculiarities of the Cretans, and the trials he must undergo to be accepted as the son of the Chief, give rise to a comedy with a political background, existential anxieties, and intense comic-tragic situations.

A charmingly awkward high school senior turns out to have the spirit of the ancient warrior goddess Athena inside her. Based on the graphic novel of the same name (written by Eleni Romanias and illustrated by Bryan Golden), Greek Goddess is about this modern day Athena being thrown into a journey to save the Earth when the almighty Ares comes seeking revenge. As she goes from flag twirler to spear wielder, will this apologetic band geek really be able to compete against the God of War?

One of the earliest posing-pouch films to feature sound.

Richard Fontaine and Bob Mizer started the current exploration of the male nude in film and photography. The two shared ideas props and models and reinvented some of the sexual icons that we all still recognise today. The gladiator the sailor, the cowboy… Starting with posing-straps and graduating to nudes their "art studies" enlisted the talents of up-and-coming actors and bodybuilders. This film recalls that era.

In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match or even scored a goal in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions. The architect behind this unprecedented triumph was legendary German football coach ‘King’ Otto Rehhagel. After accomplishing every major success in Germany, he made the bold decision to leave all he knew behind and work in a foreign country with the underachieving Greek National Team. This is the story of how these two contrasting cultures came together to speak the same language and write a new chapter of Greek mythology.

On their way to Seoul to find their mother, Soondol and Soon-i arrive in Seoul after defeating a criminal and a pickpocket who kidnapped Chorong, but the siblings break up. Soon-yi gets amnesia in a car accident while looking for Sundori, and learns pickpocketing under a fire fox. Soon-i inherits the eagle statue left by the old man Hwang, whom he met as a customer at a Chinese restaurant, before he dies, becoming the godfather of the group.

The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in above ground. But the devil isn't happy either, and offers anything to make her happy. They reach an agreement: she'll spend six months above ground and six below. Thus we have seasons.

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

The story follows Arion, a young man kidnapped by Hades as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her.

A young boy accidentally falls into a deep hole and finds himself face-to-face with the Greek god Atlas.

A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.

The god Zeus sends Venus, the goddess of love, to Earth to find her own true love.

With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus tries to make some repairs but succeeds only in heating the bolts and burning Zeus's hands. Zeus conjures nine muses, but do their incantations help? He dismisses them as well as a visiting Pan, and his fits of pique become counter-productive. Can he get his powers back?

An evolved Greek tale set in ages past with a style of urban legend dialogue on the life of Hercules. Follow him through his bold and brave life of stories, relationships, and family. This journey of Hercules follows the hero from childhood and beyond as he tries to gain immortality to please his father Zeus. Will He Gain His Immortality?

Rowan, a sarcastic layabout, hosts a disastrous speed-dating night - only to wake up cursed by Aphrodite and forced to relive it on repeat. To escape the loop, he has to play Cupid (properly this time) and match four fated couples… or stay stuck forever.

A man kills a monster and a woman becomes a goddess.

In a world where Greek mythology is reality, Ben, a lonely reporter, finds his morals swayed by his desperation for affection.