Film

Beneath the Olive Tree

2015 · 1h 16m · Documentary · History

The truth lies below

The departure point for this film is a series of notebooks created during the Greek civil war of 1946-49 and first discovered years later, under an olive tree. Inside their pages, diary-like, deported women recount their experiences in Greek concentration camps. Many of them were active in the resistance under Nazi occupation. Actress Olympia Dukakis, who serves as the film’s narrator, was also the individual who originally called director Toska’s attention to the unique documents.

Eleni Drivas

Olympia Dukakis

• Stavroula ToskaWriter · Director
• Sophia AntoniniWriter

Beneath the Olive Tree: Official Trailer

Release date

March 7, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Documentary, History