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Blood on the Land

1966 · 130 min Drama Adventure
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

Two rival brothers vie for the same woman against the backdrop of peasant revolts in their Greek homeland. In Thessaly in 1907, a man incites the poor farmers to take over the land they work for the benefit of the landowners. Odysseus (Nikos Kourkoulos), the son of one such landowner (Manos Katrakis), refuses to clash with the farmers.

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Original Title Το Χώμα Βάφτηκε Κόκκινο
Year 1966
Country Greece
Genre Drama, Adventure
Director Vasilis Georgiadis
Runtime 130 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (16 votes)

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The film constructs a powerful duality, exploring the intimate feud between two brothers against the sprawling backdrop of a peasant revolt. It relies on the stark Greek landscape to mirror the internal conflicts of its characters, where personal desire clashes violently with social duty.

What lingers after the final frame is the bitter taste of destiny fulfilled, a tragedy where love and land become casualties of the same war. A raw and poetic cornerstone of Greek cinema. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Vasilis Georgiadis

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