FROM A THORN COMES A ROSE: KICK-OFF

Original title: ΑΠΟ ΑΓΚΑΘΙ ΡΟΔΟ, ΣΕΝΤΡΑ

Documentary | 2019 | Col | 49m

Summary

Sogra and Leila are cooking. Sakiba is taking a piano lesson. Soon all three will be in training. Hestia, the first women's refugee soccer team, has become a small home for young players. There they have found solidarity, warmth, beauty. George Pyrpasopoulos watches their training, talks with the founder and "soul" of the team Katerina Salta about the pioneering project, and listens to the athletes' dreams for the future. Can the ball change the world?

Director: Alexandropoulou Nikol
Type: Documentary
Year of completion: 2019
Country of origin: Greece
Production: LIBELLULA PRODUCTIONS ΕΠΕ, ΕΡΤ

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