Ο Ηρακλής, ο Αχελώος και η Γιαγιά μου
(O Iraklis, o Acheloos kai i yiayia mou)

Director: Dimitris Koutsiabasakos 

Eighty-eight year-old Dimitra lives alone in a village in the Pindos mountains on the banks of the ancient river of Acheloos, named after the river god who fought Heraklis (Hercules) for the favours of a woman. A new dam will soon submerge Dimitra's home. By a strange quirk of fate the materials used in the dam are a product of the cement company called Heraklis…

/1997 / 29 min / Director: Dimitris Koutsiabasakos / Documentary/

Additional Film Information

Awards:

Award: Ministry of Culture State Quality Award Year: 1997 Event: Hellenic National Film Awards (former Ministry of Culture State Quality Awards)

Award: Best Documentary Year: 1997 Festival: DRAMA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

External Links:

Greek Film Centre Review

This short documentary will be screened prior to The Dance of the Horses

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