About Freedom: 200 Years Since the Greek Revolution

About Freedom: 200 Years Since the Greek Revolution

200 years after the Greek Revolution, this documentary revisits the key moments that led a nation to be reborn and reclaim its Hellenic identity, from the ideological factors that ignited a revolution to the battles that forever scarred it

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Seasons

1. Greeks Reborn, Greeks Revolt

Air Date: 2021-03-25

1821 - 2021: 200 years since the Greek Revolution. This double episode examines the factors that lead the Greeks to reclaim their Hellenic identity and revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

2. Let The Fight Begin

Air Date: 2021-03-25

While the Ottoman Empire deals with the Revolution lead by Filiki Eteria and Alexandros Ipsilantis outside of Greece, an even greater Revolution is rising on Greek grounds.

3. And Who Shall Rule? The Greek Civil War of 1823-1825

Air Date: 2021-04-01

The once great Greek Nation has successfully fought back against the Ottoman Empire and is ready to form their first government in 400 years. But greed and lust for power are lurking in the Greek territory.

4. In the shadow of Ibrahim

Air Date: 2021-04-08

The fourth episode focuses on the division of the Greeks, which shakes the struggle - a struggle that must be continued at all costs. The divided Greeks are called upon to face the Ottoman counterattack, reinforced by Egyptian troops. This time, the main enemy is listening to the name Ibrahim. The Egyptian pasha, in a show of strength, destroys Kasos and Psara before invading the Peloponnese in 1825, sowing panic and destruction. Now, the fate of the Revolution hangs on a thread.

5. Kapodistrias: the Unwanted Hero

Air Date: 2021-04-15

The fifth episode focuses on the first Governor of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias. In January 1828, Ioannis Kapodistrias arrived in Greece in order to complete the most difficult task: the creation of a modern and centralized state. His time, however, counts down, as his opponents are many and strong, inside and outside Greece. His brutal assassination, the formation of the first independent Greek Kingdom and the valuation of the two centuries of Greek Independence.

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Rating

9.0/10

Release Date

2021-03-25

Episodes

5 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Aris Portosalte

Aris Portosalte

Self - Narrator

Thanasis Hristou

Thanasis Hristou

Self

Stefanos Kavallierakis

Stefanos Kavallierakis

Self

Antonis Klapsis

Antonis Klapsis

Self

Andreas Koukos

Andreas Koukos

Self

Iakovos Mihailidis

Iakovos Mihailidis

Self

Thanos Veremis

Thanos Veremis

Self

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Skai

Skai