Roza of Smyrna

Dec 22 2016 N/A 1h 37m
Drama, Romance

An avid collector of Greek objects in Asia Minor, Dimitris, prepares an exhibition on multicultural life in Smyrna before World War I. In a trip to Izmir his girlfriend Rita, he finds in a small antique shop a Greek wedding dress that is stained with blood and an old photograph that send him on a journey to bridge the past with the present.

Plot

The enigmatic old woman Rosa from Izmir and the powerful Ismael live for decades with the weight of a well-kept secret. An avid collector of Greek objects in Asia Minor, Dimitris, prepares an exhibition in a renowned museum in Athens on Culture of Nationalities who cohabited in Izmir before the genocide. In a trip to Izmir with the curator of the museum and his girlfriend Rita, he accidentally finds in a small antique shop a Greek wedding dress that is stained with blood. An old photograph, a wedding dress soiled with blood and a letter, become the reason to retract their story from the past.

Written by

Christina Lazaridi, Yannis Yannellis Theodosiadis

Directed by

George Kordellas

Production Countries

Greece, Turkey

Production Companies

OTE TV, Feelgood Entertainment, Greek Film Centre, Argonauts Productions S.A.

Languages

English, Türkçe

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,202
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA