Digenis Akritas
Digenes Akritas (Latinised as Acritas; Greek: Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτας) is a medieval Greek romantic epic that emerged in the 12th-century Byzantine Empire. The epic details the life of the eponymous hero, Basil, whose epithet Digenes Akritas ("two-blood border lord") alludes to his mixed Greek and Arab descent. In this adaptation, colorful shadow puppets are deployed.
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Evgenios Spatharis Director
Original title Ο Διγενής Ακρίτας
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Original title
Ο Διγενής Ακρίτας
Original language
Greek
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Greek
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