It is based on a true story, where a young soldier and the wife of a revolutionary guy falls in love while in the background we witness political turmoils of Greece at that time.
A catching story, a strong cinematography, a very good cast, but the pace of narration somehow is an obstacle.
The film opens with a very long (maybe too long), slow-paced and peaceful shot of rural Greece which in the beginning seems like secret date of two lovers but gradually we see that it becomes an ambush in during civil war of 1949.
During violent interrogations, a strong sexual attraction happens between young sergeant and determined Vassiliki which is after giving a way to a passionate love. And sergeant, instead of sending her to military court, he lets her go and thus he's blacklisted. He tears off his ranks and listens to his heart. But their relationship never gets any approval. They have to confront with political conditions of the period and themselves.
It IS absolutely interesting to see how the Greece and Turkey have passed through the similar political experiences at the last half of XXth century.
A catching story, a strong cinematography, a very good cast, but the pace of narration somehow is an obstacle.
The film opens with a very long (maybe too long), slow-paced and peaceful shot of rural Greece which in the beginning seems like secret date of two lovers but gradually we see that it becomes an ambush in during civil war of 1949.
During violent interrogations, a strong sexual attraction happens between young sergeant and determined Vassiliki which is after giving a way to a passionate love. And sergeant, instead of sending her to military court, he lets her go and thus he's blacklisted. He tears off his ranks and listens to his heart. But their relationship never gets any approval. They have to confront with political conditions of the period and themselves.
It IS absolutely interesting to see how the Greece and Turkey have passed through the similar political experiences at the last half of XXth century.
