Blood on the Land (1966)

Original title

Το Χώμα Βάφτηκε Κόκκινο

Directed by

Vasilis Georgiadis

Genre

drama film

Country

Greece

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1907 Thessaly, poor peasants fight a powerful landowner for the right to own the land they work on. The story follows their struggle and the leaders who risk everything for justice.

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What happens

Blood on the Land (Greek: Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο, romanized: To homa vaftike kokkino, lit. 'The soil was painted red') is a 1966 Greek western drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis, with a screenplay by Nikos Foskolos. Starring Nikos Kourkoulos, Manos Katrakis, and Mary Chronopoulou, the film depicts the struggle of unfree peasants in Thessaly for land ownership against large landowners in 1907. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, it was successful commercially and received awards, including Best Music at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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