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I Roza tis Smirnis (Roza of Smyrna) is a beautiful Greek movie set back in time

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greggd12

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This is one of my favourite Greek movies where I got to learn about Greek history without it being a boring documentary! This movie is in present day and in history and goes over the history of Smyrna which is a very important city in the history of the Byzantine and Ottoman empire. The story follows a young woman who is made aware of the tragic past other families history as a result of the genocide in 1922 and the burning of the city of Smyrna.


 
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k_tsoukalas

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Thank you for this. I will watch it. I have ancestry in Smyrna and from this conflict, and I would love to learn more about it.
 
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