Here is Athens, the ancient city

A documentary that captures the loss of Athens’ neoclassical houses, portraying a city caught between its past identity and modern transformation.

Cast

Nikos Grammatikopoulos

as Self - Main Narrator (voice)

Kostas Vrettos

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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