Digenis Akritas

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Digenis Akritas ()

Directed by Evgenios Spatharis

· 1h 28m

Digenes Akritas (Latinised as Acritas; Greek: Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτας) is a medieval Greek romantic epic that emerged in the 12th-century Byzantine Empire. The epic details the life of the eponymous hero, Basil, whose epithet Digenes Akritas ("two-blood border lord") alludes to his mixed Greek and Arab descent. In this adaptation, colorful shadow puppets are deployed.

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Director
Evgenios Spatharis

Details

Original title
Ο Διγενής Ακρίτας
Runtime
1h 28m
Original language
EL
Spoken languages
Greek