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Village United   (R)   
Documentary / Lifestyle


Year of production: (2023)




2023-2024 Production.

Three points define the life and values of the Greek countryside: the church, the cafés, and the football field. "Village United" plows through the Greek territory and observes the communities of villages and their teams completely and... unscathed. We turn the camera to football players who compete solely for the applause and honor of the village and the team's jersey.

Today: «Tropaioforos Tropaiouchou»
Episode 5

Tropaiouchos of Florina is a village that owes its name to Saint George the Trophy-bearer. Legend has it that whoever watches three pleas in a row and succeeds to sleep for a night in the church of St. George the Trophy-bearer, the next day he will wake up strong and free from all evil. This is because for three days the Turks would throw the Saint’s icon into the river, but the next day St. George’s icon would be again in its place inside the church, so Muslims were wondering how the icon kept finding its way back. Isn't normal for the village club to take St. George’s name?
The Tropaioforos Tropaiouchou club is a team of 18 football players in a village of 200 people. It is a group of young people, who are friends and try to continue the tradition, so they keep the team and the stadium alive even though they do not have adequate infrastructure. You see, the team's locker rooms are heated with a traditional wood stove, and there are no toilets or showers. And when the ball goes off the field and falls into the nearby stream, the waters carry it 10 km away to the next village but as St. George’s icon, the balls always return home, to the Tropaioforos village.



Idea, script, production direction: Thanasis Nikolaou
Direction, cinematography: Kostas Amoiridis
Editing, music supervision: Pavlos Papadopoulos
Production coordination: Alexandra Karampournioti
Chief editing, assistant production manager: Thanos Lefkos Panagiotou
Narration: Stefanos Tsitsopoulos
Editing, Music Supervision: Paul Papadopoulos
Assistant Editor: Dimitris Papanastasiou
Cinematography: Yannis Saroglou, Antonis Zois, Yannis Emmanouilidis, Stefania Ntoku, Dimitris Papanastasiou
Sound Recording: Simos Lazaridis, Tasos Karadedos
Graphic Design: Thanasis Georgiou
Production Execution: AN Sports and Media

Available on ERTFLIX.


 
     




Κατάλληλο για όλους
Recommended for all audiences
Κατάλληλο άνω των 8 ετών
Recommended for ages 8 and up
Κατάλληλο άνω των 12 ετών
Recommended for ages 12 and up
Κατάλληλο άνω των 16 ετών
Recommended for ages 16 and up
Κατάλληλο άνω των 18 ετών
Recommended for ages 18 and up
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Live Broadcasting
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Subtitles for the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (SDH)
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Documentary
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