Smyrna, My Beloved (2021)

Original title

Σμύρνη μου Αγαπημένη

Directed by

Grigoris Karantinakis

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Greece

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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.

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How it feels

This film follows several characters in Smyrna as they experience the destruction of their city by the Turkish army in 1922. It shows the chaos and human cost of the burning of Smyrna.

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What happens

Smyrna, My Beloved (Greek: Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη) is a 2021 Greek historical epic film directed by Grigoris Karantinakis about the burning of Smyrna (today's Izmir, Turkey) by the Turkish army in September 1922. The film stars Mimi Denisi, Burak Hakkı, Rupert Graves and Susan Hampshire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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