What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? (1971)

Original title

Τι έκανες στο πόλεμο Θανάση

Directed by

Dinos Katsouridis

Genre

comedy film, satirical film

Country

Greece

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor laborer named Thanasis tries to survive during the Axis occupation of Greece. The film shows his struggles and the absurdities of war with a satirical edge.

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What happens

What did you do in the war, Thanasis? (Greek: Τι έκανες στον πόλεμο, Θανάση;, romanized: Ti ekanes ston polemo, Thanasi?) is a 1971 Greek satirical drama film. It starred Thanasis Veggos as Thanasis, a poor labourer trying to survive during the Axis occupation of Greece. With references to the Great Famine (Greece) and the Greek resistance, the film was also a political allegory for the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. It won the Best Film Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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