Angelos' Film
Synopsis
Angelos Papanastassiou, the man behind the camera, a story of a Greek patrician of WW2 times Athens. In the very first days of the Nazi occupation Angelos decided to record and document the Greece motherland's sufferings. Using a clandestine 16-mm film camera risking daily his own, and his families life, filmed, documented the Nazi atrocities in Athens all through the German-Italian occupation. Meanwhile his daughter, Loukia was born and we follow her first steps as the family life images juxtaposed over the tragic chapter of modern Greek history. Angelos Papanastassiou secretly developed, edited and saved the films, which later become one of the principal evidence of the Nazi atrocities at the Nuremberg Trials 1947. The Angelos’ Film composed from a unique film journal of wartime Athens and offers a new insight to Greece’s past, with the music of Tibor Szemzõ.
Release History & Theatrical Window
One World Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Péter Forgács
- Original Title
- Angelos' Film
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Péter Forgács
Department Leadership Roster
Péter Forgács
Director
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What is Angelos' Film about?
Angelos Papanastassiou, the man behind the camera, a story of a Greek patrician of WW2 times Athens. In the very first days of the Nazi occupation Angelos decided to record and document the Greece motherland's sufferings. Using a clandestine 16-mm film camera risking daily his own, and his families life, filmed, documented the Nazi atrocities in Athens all through the German-Italian occupation. Meanwhile his daughter, Loukia was born and we follow her first steps as the family life images juxtaposed over the tragic chapter of modern Greek history. Angelos Papanastassiou secretly developed, edited and saved the films, which later become one of the principal evidence of the Nazi atrocities at the Nuremberg Trials 1947. The Angelos’ Film composed from a unique film journal of wartime Athens and offers a new insight to Greece’s past, with the music of Tibor Szemzõ.
Who directed Angelos' Film?
Angelos' Film was directed by Péter Forgács.
Who stars in Angelos' Film?
The principal cast of Angelos' Film includes Not specified.
When was Angelos' Film released and how long is it?
Angelos' Film was released in 2001 with a total runtime of 1h 0m.