Georgios Karaiskakis: At the Border of Myth

Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης: Στα σύνορα του μύθου

A documentary on the life and action of the Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Revolutionary Army of 1821. From his foggy birth to his death, this documentary examines the personality of this important liberator through history, poetry, folklore, the descriptions of his comrades and biographers, who were on his side during the armed struggle, letters, documents about his action as a revolutionary, an irregular soldier or militia and chief commander of the National Liberation Army.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Nikos Papakostas
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 79'
Contact: Canto mediterraneo, Nikos Papakostas, cantomed@gmail.com