The film "Exodus 1826" is an independent production and concerns the story of 120 men from Samarina Grevena and the surrounding villages, who rushed to help the Exodus of Messolonghi, in April 1826. The film is based on our folk song "Children of Samarina", in the preserved historical evidence and in the fiction. The direction and the script are by Vassilis Tsikaras, the photography by Dimitris Stambolis, the musical composition by Kanaris Keramaris, while 2 traditional songs were edited by Panos Kosmidis. In the leading roles are Dimitris Papadopoulos, Leonidas Kakouris, Maria Androutsou. The film has been characterized by the Ministry of Education (Institute of Educational Policy) as a "high quality" film and has been selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Secretariat of Hellenism Abroad) for its global screening program in the diaspora on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the start of the Greek revolution. It will start in the fall of 2018 from the home of the Philiki Etairia in Odessa. A few words about the project Captain Michos Floros returns to Samarina to pick up more men and lead them to Messolonghi, completing the already existing corps, under general Makris. Thus, with the help of his personal friend Ilias Manakas and 25 other men, they set out on a long journey in order to meet Zisis Hatzimatis and the rest of their compatriots in Messolonghi. On March 31, 1826, their difficult journey through the mountains begins. At the same time, the women in the village try to learn from Eleni Florou, the real reason for their husbands' sudden flight. Ibrahim Pasha and the Turkish Guard of Arta N. Servan prepares the final attack on Messolonghi. EMPLOYEES Script - direction: Vassilis Tsikaras Director of photography: Dimitris Stambolis Cinematography: Panagiotis Kravvaris Assistant directors: Michalis Charalambidis, Giorgos Fleggas Script: Cleo Liava Sets - costumes: Nikos Kalaitzidis Assistant costume designers: Marialena Chrysogonidou, Athena Batsila Music composition - orchestration: Kanaris Keramaris Traditional editing: Panos Kosmidis Editing: Giorgos Fleggas, Michalis Charalambidis Visual effects: Michalis Charalambidis Mixing - sound design: Kritonas Kiourtsis, Myrto Hatziandreou Subtitling: Valia Bouyouklis Sound engineer: Savvas Fotiadis Graphics design: Dimitris Pagiantzas – locolime Image editing – coloring: Giorgos Fleggas Doublage: Media world - Giorgos Siniosoglou Electrician: Giorgos Vassiliadis Make-up: Sofia Voulala Make-up assistants: Athanasia Michalaki, Dimitra Papadopoulou Hair styling: Aliki Fragakis Auxiliary staff: Dimitris Koutsimanis Teaching Turkish: Giorgos Siniosoglou, Emilios Mantas Teaching Wallachian: Gerasimos Gerasis Teaching fencing: Sakis Papadopoulos Trailer: Michalis Charalambidis Trailer 2: Giorgos Fleggas Head of tutorial: Maria Vlachou Organization - production execution: Eleni Skarpou Production-distribution: Aratos Films Collaboration: Dimitris Stambolis O.P., Promis Media, Municipality of Pella, Association of Friends of History and its Representation Giannitsa, Aratos Theater ACTORS Dimitris Papadopoulos, Leonidas Kakouris, Maria Androutsou, Antonis Siopkas, Christos Batzios, Vassilis Tsikaras, Angela Vagionas, Irini Tsiaousi, Kyriakos Chrysidis, Yiannis Perdikis, Nikos Nikolaidis, Giorgos Chatzitheodorou, Kostas Liolios, Manolis Savvidis, Dimitris Dimos, Rania Nikoloulis, Nina Mylona, ​​Vasiliki Graikou, Maria Klearchou, Kiki Spyrou, Stavros Doukouzgiannis, Maria Moustakas, Stavros Karageorgiadis, Dimitris Theodosiadis, Dimitris Elias, Sakis Papageorgiou, Kostis Peitsis, Costas Antoniadis, Stavros Vafiadis, Nikos Vlachopoulos, Vassilis Verginadis, Christina Lioliou, Maria Vlachou, Aristides Sinapidis, Vassilis Louloudopoulos, Dimitris Kyrtsos, Nikos Matinelis, George Pehlivanidis, Yiannis Papachristoudis, Stavros Ioannidis, George Varelas, Vassilis Varelas, Argyris Tafralidis, Nikos Ioannidis, Vaios Liappis, Panagiotis Nakos, Sakis Kolotsios, Katerina Balaska, Anastasia Theodorou, Ioanna Xafferi, Ioannis Tzafi Kyfonidis, Kyriakos Violaris, Yannis Lazaridis, Alkis Gosios. Antonis Haliasos, Sebastian Tsifis, Giannis Andreopoulos, Giannis Tsiorbatzis, Vassilis Peitsis, Alexandros Mylonas, Thanasis Topis, Panagiotis Batsikouras, Stelios Vassiliou, George Dimtsis, Kostas Sambatzis, Foris Theodosiadis, Pavlos Kalpakidis, George Lazaridis, Kostas Papadopoulos, Apostolos Rellos, Vassilis Delilambou, Nikos Savvidis, Yiannis Papadopoulos, Nektarios Vassiliadis, George Mylonas, Taria Matthaiopoulou, George Mitigas, Grigoris Sotiriadis. The subtitling in English was done by Valia Buyouklis (translation) and the technical editing by Giorgos Fleggas.