The 80 Goes to Sparta
★ 9 · 1969 · 45m · Documentary
This feature documentary studies the different faces of Montreal’s Greek community in 1969. Instead of giving voice to the businessmen and well-integrated few, the film highlights the cultural and economic problems encountered by new immigrants and their families.
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