WEDNESDAY  04/06/2025
14:00 (UTC) [K12]
Village United  (Season Β ) (New Episode)   
Documentary


Year of production: (2025)




A sports-travel documentary series capturing life in small villages across Greece with their own stadiums and local football teams. The series delves into the unique history of each team and its deep ties to the village's culture and traditions. It follows footballers into their homes, fields, paddocks, and cafés, capturing their everyday lives authentically and unfiltered, leading up to the much-anticipated match day.
With seven cameras, the series records every aspect of the matches—on the pitch, in the stands, on the benches, and in the locker rooms—using strategically placed microphones. For the first time in a Greek game, a player wears a microphone during the match, offering an unprecedented perspective.
This season, Village United embarks on a journey across Greece. Starting in Asprokklisia, Trikala, against Ajax (not the Dutch team, the local one), the journey continues through Achillio in Magnesia, Spili in Rethymno, Katalonia in Pieria, Kontopouli in Lemnos, Polissitos in Xanthi, Mataragka in Aetolia-Acarnania, Chiliodendro in Kastoria, Kallirachi in Thasos, Zaimi in Karditsa and Griva in Kilkis, making 16 trips in total. The show goes wherever football and love for the village thrive.

Today: "Vatolakkos" (With English Subtitles)

Vatolakkos is a small and deeply Pontian village with fewer than 100 permanent residents. Yet, this tiny village has managed to become the number one football powerhouse in Grevena.

This year, the Athletic Club achieved the double by winning both the county championship and the local cup.

They are now competing in the playoffs, aiming for promotion to the Third Division, although the "Vatos Locos" prefer to stay within the county to continue supporting local football.

The club’s main sponsor is Hasiklas which is also a legendary tavern known for its incredible grilled meats and magical tsipouro, passionately backing the team.

The heart and soul of Vatolakkos football is the proud Pontian, Demosthenes Vamvakas obsessed with Pontos and deeply devoted to his village.

Match days in Vatolakkos are a celebration that starts with Pontian songs, continues at halftime with the country’s most gourmet canteen serving mushroom and truffle risotto, and finishes with spectacular pontian goals.

It’s the last dance for Village United, and there’s no better way to close than with a genuine pontian dance.



Idea, Production Direction, Music Supervision: Thanasis Nikolaou
Direction, Director of Photography: Kostas Amiridis
Production Organization: Alexandra Karambournioyti
Chief Editing: Thanos Lefkos-Panagiotou
Journalistic Research: Stavros Georgakopoulos
Narration: Stefanos Tsiotsopoulos
Editing: Pavlos Papadopoulos, Christos Prantzalos, Konstantinos Stathis
Assistant Editor: Dimitris Papadnastasiou
Cinematography: Giannis Saroglou, Zois Antonis, Giannis Emmanouilidis, Dimitris Papadnastasiou, Konstantinos Kottas
Sound Engineering: Simos Lazaridis, Tasos Karadedos
Graphics: Thanasis Georgiou


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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