1922
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1922

5.7 / 10 1978 2h 15mNR Greek
DramaHistory

Storyline

Based on the book by Ilias Venezis "The Number 31328", the film by Nikos Koundouros unfolds through the personal tragedies of three characters, the Asia Minor Disaster and the agonizing travails of the Asia Minor Greeks who had been arrested and led to death by Kemal's troops and armed groups of Muslims. The wife of a merchant, a teacher and a seventeen-year old boy try to survive, following the column of prisoners into the depths of Asia Minor.

Cast & Crew

Antigoni Amanitou

Antigoni Amanitou

Loukia

Lead
Zaharias Rohas

Zaharias Rohas

Ilias

Nikos Kapios

Nikos Kapios

Daskalos

Vasilis Kolovos

Vasilis Kolovos

Ellinas emporos

Olga Tournaki

Olga Tournaki

Ilias' mother

Betty Valassi

Betty Valassi

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Antigoni

VL

Vasilis Laggos

Tourkos Lohagos

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nikos Koundouros's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. 1922 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker