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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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