FAREWELL the memory of the land
GREECE, 2022, 88’
Director: Stavros Psillakis – Producer: Vaggelis Fabas «Massive Productions»
… thousands of fighters around the world had given all they had for a cause that, as they believed, as they said, was greater than them; but, in the end, it turned out that they themselves were the greatness of that cause.’ Chris Marker
87-year-old Giannis Lionakis, a persecuted and bounty-head guerrilla, reveals to us the place that defined his life. In a farewell journey, he tells us about an incredible 14-year (1948-1962) struggle for survival, which begins with the end of the Civil War in Crete. The backbone of the film is unpublished footage shot in 2007 as part of the documentary ‘THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY’.
