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Mourning Rock

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Producing House

A documentary about Eleusina. The past and the present, in complete antithesis, coexist in a place spoiled by modern industry but which long ago hosted the Eleusinian Mysteries, the secret ceremonies that initiated the ancient Greeks into the miracles of life, death and the afterlife.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2000-11-15

Runtime: 87 mins

Director: Filippos Koutsaftis

Writer: Filippos Koutsaftis

Spoken language: ελληνικά

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Mourning Rock

Production Companies: New Greek Television (NET), Greek Film Centre, ERT

Production Countries: Greece

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