Venizelos: The Struggle for Asia Minor (Venizelos: Agonas gia ti Mikra Asia)
Documentary / 85’ / 2022
Synopsis: This docudrama follows one of modern Greece’s greatest politicians as he faces formidable challenges during the critical decade from the Balkan Wars and World War I up to the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. Eleftherios Venizelos’s struggle is told through dramatized scenes, rare archive material, and interviews with experts.
Nikos Dagiadas
Nikos has directed some of Greece’s most acclaimed international documentary co-productions for National Geographic, ARTE, ZDF, AVRO, ERT, History TV et.al. He has also co-directed the docu-series 1821 and The Journey of Food, and was associate producer and script consultant for award-winning doc A Family Affair. He is a permanent collaborator of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Nikos’ recent work includes the 13-part docu-series The Art Code, Buried Secrets of Keros and the feature-length docufiction film Venizelos: The Struggle for Asia Minor.