Smyrna my Beloved: The Series
“The story of an entire life lost in flames”
Filio Williams, an elderly Greek-American woman, rushes to Mytilene with her granddaughter Helen to offer support to Syrian refugees. No one knows her background; no one knows that her grandmother—Filio Baltatzi, a native of Smyrna—had once found herself on that very same island, a persecuted refugee. A small notebook containing the recipes of her namesake grandmother unfolds the turbulent history of the cosmopolitan Baltatzi family, a story shaped by the tragic international events that determined the fate of entire nations. Across time and space, different generations of women from the same family are united by the threads of history. Past and present merge into one.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
05-07-202255 minLesbos, 2015. The island is overwhelmed by thousands of refugees. An elderly American woman, Philio Williams, offers a large sum to support the refugees. Her granddaughter, not kno...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
12-07-202246 minSmyrna, 1917. Filios' daughter falls in love with Eddie Whittall, of the largest Levantine family, despite his grandmother's objections. World War I ends with the victory of Greece...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
19-07-202243 minSmyrna, 1920. The Turks rally with Kemal as their leader. The harmonious relationship between the two peoples and the peace in the family home are destroyed. Filios' only joy is he...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
26-07-202245 minSmyrna, 1922. The Smyrna people, sure of their safety, continue their lives despite the defeat of the Greeks. The Chetes enter the city and fiercely persecute the Christians. Who w...
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