“A Ship to Palestine”

Nikos Koundouros’ new film “A Ship to Palestine” is going to be presented at the Cinema Hall of Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, on 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th of March 2013, at 21:00.

The film is inspired by real events and it is situated in a small Greek port at the South of Peloponnesus, where a small town has been developed according to its convenience of connecting to Morocco-Tunisia-Algeria.

In this active town, a polyglot freemason society has been created, while some East-European girls -that have come to Greece in the search of a better life- live in an old villa. At the same time, a group of Palestinian commandos attempts the squatting of a boat that is about to carry ordnance at Haifa Port.

About Nikos Koundouros
Nikos Koundouros has sealed Greek cinema with his pioneering artwork and his purely political view. He has repeatedly expressed the Greek cinematic voice abroad. He won the Fipresci Award for his film “Young Aphrodites” (1963) and the first award in Thessaloniki Film Festival for his film “The River” (1959). His film “Draco” is one of the best Greek films during fifties. It is also important to note that copies of his films are at the European Museum of Cinema, the French Film Archives and the New York Metropolitan Museum.

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In the framework of Koundouros’ new film, a brief homage to some of his most important films is going to be organized at Greek Film Achieve and Trianon Cinema. For about one week, Koundouros’ fanatic audience will have the chance of watching a cinematic homage to their favorite director. Apart from his new film “A Ship to Palestine”, four films that are selected from his filmography (“Byron, ballad for a Possessed”, “Brothel”, “Young Aphrodites” and “Enchanted City”), are going to be screened. }