In 1967, patriotic Greek actress, MELINA MERCOURI, is torn between the two men in her life when she speaks out against her home country's dictatorship, only to be stripped of her citizenship, while risking her career, marriage and life.
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True biographical story about iconic Greek actress/political activist MELINA MERCOURI as told by her brother, Mr. Spyros Mercouris (RIP), with the endorsement and ongoing exclusive support of the Mercouris family. 2020/21 is the 100 year anniversary of Ms. Mercouri's birth, and the year the screenplay "MELINA MERCOURI: I Was Born Greek" won the prestigious Scriptapalooza Fellowship. Since then, it has won/placed in over 20 additional international screenwriting competitions, winning: "Best International Screenplay" at the London Independent Film Festival (2021); "Best Screenplay" at the London Greek Film Festival (2021); "Best Screenplay" at the Cyprus International Film Festival (2021); "Best Feature Script" at the Hollywood Gala Awards (2021); "Best Feature Screenplay" at the Venice Film Awards (2021); "Best Biographical Feature Script" at the Silk Road Film Awards, Cannes (2021); "Best Feature Script" at the Cult Critic Movie Awards (2021); and was most recently described as "one of the best spec. scripts out there" (Nicholl Fellowship, 2021.)
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